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A collection of four short-short, mostly humorous, stories about the Singularity, from four very different points of view.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
I've had a Kindle for a few months but aside from loading it up with my own junk, Lawrence Miles' The Book of the World, and recently enjoying Rachel Morgan's tales of robots who eat chocolate and get all hot and bothered over shoes, the poor thing has been a bit neglected. I love paperbacks too much, their garish and often creased covers, the yellowing pages with that warm smell of other times.
However, Andrew Hickey's collection of short stories being the very embodiment of small and perfectly formed makes a lot of sense in this medium, not least considering the subject matter of at least two of these tales. Taking up a mere twenty minutes of my time and yet leaving in its wake the glow of a satisfyingly challenging comic book - minus the pictures - it might seem misjudged as sheets of paper.
Hickey is of course the author of an addictive blog and a number of non-fiction titles, notably the superb Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!, and it proves a very pleasant surprise to find his ideas so well expressed as stories, or at least narratives. In fact to go one further, his prose is effortlessly compelling in a way that very few writers, even great ones, tend to achieve - off the top of my head I can think of Kurt Vonnegut and that's about it. Reading this reminded me of discovering Katherine MacLean's strange tales of systems theory or B.J. Bayley's strange offerings in New Worlds: boldly experimental and yet absolutely accessible. Really, really good.
However, Andrew Hickey's collection of short stories being the very embodiment of small and perfectly formed makes a lot of sense in this medium, not least considering the subject matter of at least two of these tales. Taking up a mere twenty minutes of my time and yet leaving in its wake the glow of a satisfyingly challenging comic book - minus the pictures - it might seem misjudged as sheets of paper.
Hickey is of course the author of an addictive blog and a number of non-fiction titles, notably the superb Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!, and it proves a very pleasant surprise to find his ideas so well expressed as stories, or at least narratives. In fact to go one further, his prose is effortlessly compelling in a way that very few writers, even great ones, tend to achieve - off the top of my head I can think of Kurt Vonnegut and that's about it. Reading this reminded me of discovering Katherine MacLean's strange tales of systems theory or B.J. Bayley's strange offerings in New Worlds: boldly experimental and yet absolutely accessible. Really, really good.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
Four brilliant short stories for those who enjoy looking past blinkered vision. Keep writing Andrew! 5 stars because I thoroughly enjoyed reading each tale.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
The first story appealed to me more than the others. It's a great concept and I would love to read a novel length version. The character's transformation was interesting and ended in a horrific realisation, which in full novel form would be epic.
The second concept worried me a little but I stuck with it. Early on there seemed to be little substance but as the story developed I could see its depth. Again I think there is a full novel there but it would be hard work to keep it interesting. I believe this story would be a great back drop to something with a little more meat.
The third story was less convincing but contained an element of fun. Again there is enough mileage in the concept to provide a full novel although I don't think it would be my cup of tea.
I struggled with the stylised dialogue in the third story but again I stuck with it and was very happy I did. It's a quaint, thought provoking, and amusing piece. It stands on its own as a story any longer and I think I would've found it tedious.
Taking the book as a whole I was very impressed; I like the style of writing. However there is barely 15 minutes of material for me. I would've liked to have seen at least another three stories for the money.
The stories build from humble beginnings and end with powerful, interesting visions. I was a little disappointed that the first story wasn't of the same quality as the rest from a technical point of view. The story seemed rushed and could benefit through better word choice and a revision of sentence structure in some places. Although I think my disappointment comes from the fact that I found the concept to be more `my thing'. My biggest complaint is that when perusing the writer's website this is the only fiction he's written. His other works don't interest me in the slightest.
Please write a Monologue novel ASAP!!! Seriously stop reading this and start writing.
Despite my criticism I can't give this book less than a four the originality of the content and power contained within such a short format deserves recognition.
The second concept worried me a little but I stuck with it. Early on there seemed to be little substance but as the story developed I could see its depth. Again I think there is a full novel there but it would be hard work to keep it interesting. I believe this story would be a great back drop to something with a little more meat.
The third story was less convincing but contained an element of fun. Again there is enough mileage in the concept to provide a full novel although I don't think it would be my cup of tea.
I struggled with the stylised dialogue in the third story but again I stuck with it and was very happy I did. It's a quaint, thought provoking, and amusing piece. It stands on its own as a story any longer and I think I would've found it tedious.
Taking the book as a whole I was very impressed; I like the style of writing. However there is barely 15 minutes of material for me. I would've liked to have seen at least another three stories for the money.
The stories build from humble beginnings and end with powerful, interesting visions. I was a little disappointed that the first story wasn't of the same quality as the rest from a technical point of view. The story seemed rushed and could benefit through better word choice and a revision of sentence structure in some places. Although I think my disappointment comes from the fact that I found the concept to be more `my thing'. My biggest complaint is that when perusing the writer's website this is the only fiction he's written. His other works don't interest me in the slightest.
Please write a Monologue novel ASAP!!! Seriously stop reading this and start writing.
Despite my criticism I can't give this book less than a four the originality of the content and power contained within such a short format deserves recognition.
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