Sorry Please Thank You
Ratings6
Average rating3.3
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Ratings6
Average rating3.3
Presents a collection of stories featuring a retail employee who is confronted by a zombie, a computer warrior who leads his fighter band across a virtual landscape, and a company that outsources grief.
Reviews with the most likes.
I was pretty disappointed in this collection, because I really liked his novel. Several of the stories are basically gimmicks, and not well executed. The author seems to be reasonably imaginative when it comes to what-if scenarios, but quite unimaginative when it comes to characters.
Yu's work continues to exhibit a distinct creative voice, occasionally happily absurd, some introspective rambling, good dash of sci fi tropes remixed, healthy portion of pathos.
Faves:
First Person Shooter: Big box store retail workers with speculative elements -I loved Finna, Defekt and Horrorstor - I love how well this subgenre works and that I keep finding stories in it.
Hero Absorbs Major Damage: I know just enough about video games and DND to appreciate this take on the cliches.
Yeoman: A twist on that classic Star Trek ‘red shirt' phenomenon, captain giving off definite ‘randy Kirk' vibes
The Book of Categories: Enchanting storytelling format (at least to someone in info management/admin) and painful themes.
⚠️ sexual harrassment in the workplace, child death(?), suicide
