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A Is for Alien

di Caitlin Kiernan

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From the wastelands of Mars to the streets of a late 21st-century Manhattan, from the moons of Europa and Saturn to an iceless Antarctica, these tales bring an acclaimed author's trademark brand of the eco-gothic to bear on what it means to be human and the paths that may face mankind only a little farther along.… (altro)
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I often don't love short stories, but I keep reading them! - Kiernan's creepy dark vision crosses over into future territory and sometimes it made sense. The hopelessly dark lovecraftian visions kept me in a grumpy mood all week. The one that left the most impression was the poor little fetish girl at her first conference. ( )
  cindywho | May 27, 2019 |
The writing is not bad but the stories are moslty terrible. I reviewed it at http://scififantasyfiction.suite101.com/article.cfm/a_is_for_alien_by_caitlin_r_... ( )
  ndpmcIntosh | Mar 21, 2016 |
My reaction to this book is extremely mixed. I don’t tend to read dystopias, I don’t need all of my stories to be bright and sunshine filled, but I don’t usually enjoy overly dark ones either and this is a very dark and nihilistic collection of stories. However I found the language use to be both beautiful and lyrical and I very much felt compelled to read each story no matter how dark. And there is not one truly uplifting moment in any of the stories, they all show the slow, cold disintegration of our societies, our species, in some cases our planet. No explanation is ever given for how we ended up where we do in the stories and the only thing that seems for certain is that things are not going to be getting better.

My biggest issue with some of the stories is that there was no ending or explanation at all, not just leaving things vague or up to interpretation, NO explanation for what happened or why, those stories were annoying and almost felt like a waste of time. The only reason I don’t consider them a waste of time is because they at least intrigued me enough to be annoyed and really WANT answers. As one example, in one story we are told a character is chosen because she is a zero summer. We are never told, nor even given hints at what that means.

Overall though the stories were unique, the worlds created felt unique and I would love to read more based in them, as dark and depressing as they are, and the authors use of language is beautiful and lyrical and I am glad to have read this book. ( )
  Kellswitch | Jul 14, 2014 |
This is a collection of short stories and novelettes that I didn't like at all. I wasn't crazy about the style of the stories, which bounce around and keep the reader off balance. Too artsy for my fartsy I guess and trying way waay too hard to be edgy. There are some interesting ideas in here, but the manner of storytelling constantly put me off. I began skimming stories as I lost hope. I'm surprised I finished this. ( )
  RBeffa | Sep 8, 2013 |
This collection contains eight stories, some hard science fiction, some science fiction combined with erotica, some transhumanist analyses, and plenty of dystopia to last even the most jaded of readers for a long time. I admit that I prefer CRK when she is writing works that tilt more in the vein of horror – Alabaster and Daughter of Hounds are both in my list of Top 25 Books of All Time. But her essential themes remain even when her genre differs, and that is what matters I think. Read my entire review here: http://ireadeverything.com/?p=297 ( )
  oddbooks | Apr 18, 2010 |
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The stories, which honestly felt a bit lightweight when I read them, have stuck in my mind and are popping up in unexpected ways. Pretty much all eight of the stories take place in the future, and involve people who have lost some of their humanity — but not in a cute, clever uplifty way, more in a horrendous, deforming way.
 
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From the wastelands of Mars to the streets of a late 21st-century Manhattan, from the moons of Europa and Saturn to an iceless Antarctica, these tales bring an acclaimed author's trademark brand of the eco-gothic to bear on what it means to be human and the paths that may face mankind only a little farther along.

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