Fantastic worldbuilding, really rich characterization, and mystery novel grade mystery writing. Now I can't wait for the 3rd book, but I have to wait a whole year like everyone else!
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I should have mentioned that the author's note at the end of A DROP OF CORRUPTION is another little triumph to put an extra couple of exclamation points at the end of the book. 🤌
EXHALATION. 10/10 This is a re-read for me, but I had never listened to the audiobook, and I'm on an audiobook kick lately, so I decided to revisit. Ted Chiang is amazing—there's pretty universal agreement on that. But I'll just say that for me to give 10/10 to ANYTHING is extremely rare.
When I read stories for BASFF or for Lightspeed, I always rate everything on a scale of 1-10 to keep track of how much I liked something, and I've kind of internalized that and generally apply it to most things. For me to give a whole collection 10/10 is basically unheard of.
Which is not to say I'd give every story in here 10/10, but "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" is one that I would, and the overall quality of every story in this book is so high, it's simply one of the best collections ever.
DEATH OF THE AUTHOR. 8/10 A landmark achievement for Okorafor. I tore through it, loved it. I have no doubt it will be one of the most discussed books of the year. Everyone should read it! (You may be wondering if it really is a genre book, even once you're reading it; I promise that it is.)
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