(SF) Caitlin does data mining for a presidential campaign, but her analysis is resulting in unusually precise and downright strange predictions. (8,276 words; Time: 27m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Recommended By: GDozois:4 RHorton:4"The Bewilderness of Lions," by Ted Kosmatka [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 03|16, published on February 18, 2016 by Penny Publications.
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Pro: The odd predictions are entertaining to anyone who's done any actual data mining.
Con: What is Caitlin after? We don't know. What's the point of the story with the ants? We don't know that either. Why does she quit at the end? No idea. We understand that she feels guilty about her brother, and maybe that explains a desire to self-destruct, but even that only comes up near the end of the story. Ultimately, there's just not a story here.
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Con: What is Caitlin after? We don't know. What's the point of the story with the ants? We don't know that either. Why does she quit at the end? No idea. We understand that she feels guilty about her brother, and maybe that explains a desire to self-destruct, but even that only comes up near the end of the story. Ultimately, there's just not a story here.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 03|16)
Ted Kosmatka Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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