★★★★☆ Sweet and Moving
(Punchcard Punk; Lady Astronaut) In 1974, twenty years after Mars was settled, Aaron tries to put on the first Martian fireworks display--despite his mother's attempts to help him. A sweet little story. (2,370 words; Time: 07m)
Recommended By: 👍RSR+1 👍STomaino+1 (Q&A)
"Rockets Red," by Mary Robinette Kowal [bio], appeared in Word Puppets, published on November 19, 2015 by Prime Books.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Review: 2015.246 (A Word for Authors)
Pro: Mom causes the problem and she solves it, but better than that: she builds community in the process. The ending even manages to be moving.
Con: It's a simple, linear story, and the idea of fireworks on Mars is a little silly.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Mary Robinette Kowal Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
Pro: Mom causes the problem and she solves it, but better than that: she builds community in the process. The ending even manages to be moving.
Con: It's a simple, linear story, and the idea of fireworks on Mars is a little silly.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Mary Robinette Kowal Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
Yup, sweet story. Very nice depiction of an adult child, older parent relationship.
ReplyDeleteUnder the new guidelines, this probably would have been a 4-star story.
Delete