I enjoyed, in particular two of the stories in this collection. "The Dala Horse" by Michael Swanwick and "Hello Moto" by [a:Nnedi Okorafor|588356|Nnedi Okorafor|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1352398595p2/588356.jpg]and Harry Turtledove's closing story "Shetel Days" - which one can buy for kindle on its own."Dala Horse" makes wonderful use of folklore and technology. It is actually surprising touching and powerful.But the two stand outs, the reason for the four stars are "Hello Moto" and "Shetel Days". At first glance Moto looks like a standard witch story about two much power, yet it is also about hair and appearance. It is also about what is going on in parts of Africa. It is the shortest one in the collection but is tied with Shetel Days as the most power. I haven't read anything by Nnedi Okorafor before, but I will now."Shetel Days" is about being not only Jewish but being in general and is the type of story that you can think about, but reviewing becomes difficult.The collection is free on Amazon as if this review and is worth reading.
Chris' Fish Place
Thoughts on things, mostly books.
I enjoyed, in particular two of the stories in this collection. "The Dala Horse" by Michael Swanwick and "Hello Moto" by [a:Nnedi Okorafor|588356|Nnedi Okorafor|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1352398595p2/588356.jpg]and Harry Turtledove's closing story "Shetel Days" - which one can buy for kindle on its own."Dala Horse" makes wonderful use of folklore and technology. It is actually surprising touching and powerful.But the two stand outs, the reason for the four stars are "Hello Moto" and "Shetel Days". At first glance Moto looks like a standard witch story about two much power, yet it is also about hair and appearance. It is also about what is going on in parts of Africa. It is the shortest one in the collection but is tied with Shetel Days as the most power. I haven't read anything by Nnedi Okorafor before, but I will now."Shetel Days" is about being not only Jewish but being in general and is the type of story that you can think about, but reviewing becomes difficult.The collection is free on Amazon as if this review and is worth reading.
