8 Aug, 2023
Miscellaneous Reviews
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Catherynne M. Valente’s 2014 Six-Gun Snow White is a stand-alone retelling of the Snow White folktale.
History says that famed mine entrepreneur Mr. H had one wife and one son. History lies. Before he met and married Mrs. H, Mr. H met and became infatuated with a Crow woman, Gun That Sings. Consequences followed, most of them unhappy.
16 Apr, 2018
Space Opera That Doesn't Suck
Catherynne M. Valente’s 2018 Space Opera is a standalone space opera.
In the not too distant future, humanity finds itself invited into the Warm Fuzzy Galactic Family, an interstellar community of beings who agree to recognize each others’ personhood. There are a couple of tiny catches: membership is not automatic and failing the test will result in the total extermination of the human race. Also, the test is mandatory.
The good news is that the test is fairly straightforward: participate in the Metagalactic Grand Prix, a galaxy-wide musical contest. Humanity’s champions don’t even have to win, just avoid coming in dead last. The aliens are even kind enough to provide a list of musicians they feel have a chance of not abjectly losing. It’s too bad that everyone on that list is dead.
Well, not quite everyone.