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Mono No Aware (2013)

by Ken Liu(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/

review 1: While it didn't grab me as much as I was expecting, this short story takes an inherently emotional idea (destruction of Earth by giant meteor/tiny group of survivors bound for new solar system) and earns its title through a series of complex and contemplative emotional beats. I read this story over a few very brief subway-ride sittings, and would instead recommend doing it all in one sitting. Ken Liu has previously distinguished himself as a master of emotional short SF (in particular, "The Paper Menagerie") and "Mono No Aware" does not disappoint.
review 2: An interesting but not quite touching personal narrative of an unlikely hero of humanity. The nonlinear story came together predictably from clumps, but the sad world of earths refugees soaring through spa... morece was a setting that felt real and very possible. It's setting was the strongest aspect of the story and would have kept me reading if it were a novella. Ken Liu's story has however turned me onto a new voice in science fiction. less

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