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Look Who's Morphing (2009)

by Tom Cho(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Giramondo Publishing

review 1: Fantastic and crazy weird in places, but also achieves the hardest task of all: crazy weird and boring. Oops. I found some of this material to be repetitive, and thus becomes the incredible shrinking material pile the more you look at it.The opening page is brilliant. I love the contradiction of it being 1963 and then they discuss 80's TV. It is a relief to feel that all the restrictions of narrative are being thrown out of the robot lab. But I found this was not a collection that I could read much of at a time. A little bit goes a long way, and as much as I hate to say it: I got bored. More than once.Cho obviously has a stellar imagination. But strangely, after a while, the material felt predictable. As another reviewer said here, it just didn't "click" fo... morer me.
review 2: Really enjoyed the read, particularly the literal relationship chemistry between Johnny and Bruce, and all the familial scenes--interrupted via orc raiders or not.Some lovely moments, and Tom's voice comes through very clearly.Unlike one of the reviews noted in the blurb, however, I wouldn't have been able to read this, all so greedily, in one go--the voice is too strong. Even with great divergence in the subject, it still sounds the same. I wouldn't characterise this as a problem, however, instead I would liken this to Gaiman's ever-present tone: overpowering in some ways, but also very likable, intimate. Very much a performance, in storyteller style. less

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