Archive for September 6th, 2011
‘Twittering The Stars’ by Marie Ness
Ness’s story is composed of Tweets. So is my review.
Near-future? No.
Optimistic? No.
Readable? For most of the way.
Good? No.
‘The Solnet Ascendancy’ by Lavie Tidhar
This is a fun story when it is about building a wireless network on the Pacific island of Vanuata. It is a silly story when it is about the same island building a space elevator a couple of years later. It is a shame because the first half includes a criticism of international aid that shows cynicism and optimism aren’t incompatible. From there, however, Tidhar falls too in love with his premise and zooms of exponentially towards the stars.
Near-future? Well, it seems to manage to compress a century into a decade.
Optimistic? Wildly so.
Readable? Yes.
Good? No.
