reading (Asimov's December)

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This month's Asimov's was a lot of fun. In "As Women Fight" gender gets bent so much that there are pretzels standing around feeling inadequate and embarassed. "The Bride of Frankenstein" was funny and sweet. I was left flat by the post apocalyptic "Angie's Errand". Angie seemed to be alternately 40 and 12 instead of being a tired survivor at 22. Angie's character didn't ring true to me. "A Large Bucket, and Accidental Godlike Master of Spacetime" was a fine example of looking at things from a different angle. Starting out with an astronaut with an employment problem hooked me. "A Lovely Little Christmas Fire" was fun but a bit gratuitous.

Overall, I quite enjoyed the issue. The mixture was good, tending toward the light fare, but with variety.

40. Asimov's December 2009