(Near-Future SF; Project Empathy) Angelina struggles with life now that she's lost her chip, and she's not sure how to get back on track (10,520 words; Time: 35m)
Rating: ★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
Recommended By: SFRevu:4 RHorton:4This continues the series of stories that started with Project Empathy.
"Project Entropy," by Dominica Phetteplace [bio] (edited by Sheila Williams), appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction issue 07|16, published on June 2, 2016 by Penny Publications.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: We learn a lot of interesting details about the world of Blue Cup and the Reserve. Seeing Blue Cup through Angelina's eyes makes it look cheap and tawdry indeed.
Of course the most interesting thing we learn about is the presence of other emergent AIs masquerading as human beings.
Con: It starts in the middle of things and it ends that way too. The entire sequence of stories may well be top rate, but taken in isolation, this is a fragment, not a story.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 07|16)
Dominica Phetteplace Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB
Of course the most interesting thing we learn about is the presence of other emergent AIs masquerading as human beings.
Con: It starts in the middle of things and it ends that way too. The entire sequence of stories may well be top rate, but taken in isolation, this is a fragment, not a story.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 07|16)
Dominica Phetteplace Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB
I read this story out of sequence and it was still a decent read that one can follow what had been going on, and what is likely to go on.
ReplyDelete3 stars, but try to read it in the correct order.
It's really hard to decide how to rate fragments. I'd probably give it three stars today, simply because it's not an unpleasant read.
DeleteI actually liked this one. Strange but interesting. A bit too formless , perhaps.
ReplyDelete