Archive for September 4th, 2011
‘Sustainable Development’ by Paula R Stiles
This is a ridiculously short little story that signals its blunt lack of sophistication with its title. Basically, an African village gets some robots which means the women are no longer confined to a life of domestic drudgery. That’s it. There is no story here; in fact, the introduction from de Vries is almost as long and says just as much as the story itself.
Near-future? Yes.
Optimistic? Yes.
Readable? Yes.
Good? No.
