Hugos 2019: Short Stories
Oct. 3rd, 2019 09:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aseLast of the Hugo notes! After this I gave up, because I was out of time and out of mental energy to deal with a less-than-stellar year (in my mind).
"The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat" by Brooke Bolander: Skip! Maybe I am making assumptions based on past works, but the title suggests where this is going, and it's nowhere I'm interested in going.
"The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" by P. Djèlí Clark: Skip. I am sure this would be good, if I could get past my "ew, teeth" issue.
"STET" by Sarah Gailey: Structure is too much work, too late at night, too close to deadline. Skip.
"A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" by Alix E. Harrow: This isn't how librarians work. This isn't how any of this works! Except for filling in the pool instead of integrating, because the South. That sounds like genuine America.
"The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society" by T. Kingfisher: An author I have faith I will enjoy! I will save this until the end of my Hugo reading! [October update: still haven't read it].
"The Court Magician" by Sarah Pinsker: Stories like this are such a poignant reminder I am a cold-blooded individualist, who asks, "what's in it for me," and doesn't trust anyone's retirement plan.
"The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat" by Brooke Bolander: Skip! Maybe I am making assumptions based on past works, but the title suggests where this is going, and it's nowhere I'm interested in going.
"The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" by P. Djèlí Clark: Skip. I am sure this would be good, if I could get past my "ew, teeth" issue.
"STET" by Sarah Gailey: Structure is too much work, too late at night, too close to deadline. Skip.
"A Witch's Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies" by Alix E. Harrow: This isn't how librarians work. This isn't how any of this works! Except for filling in the pool instead of integrating, because the South. That sounds like genuine America.
"The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society" by T. Kingfisher: An author I have faith I will enjoy! I will save this until the end of my Hugo reading! [October update: still haven't read it].
"The Court Magician" by Sarah Pinsker: Stories like this are such a poignant reminder I am a cold-blooded individualist, who asks, "what's in it for me," and doesn't trust anyone's retirement plan.