Rating: 3,
Funny but Strange
"Totem Poles," by
Rudy Rucker
and
Bruce Sterling
(edited by
Patrick Nielsen Hayden),
was published on
August 10, 2016
by
Tor.com.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: There's plenty to laugh at in this story. The attack via body parts. The surprised alien exploding into grubs. Using grubs for cleaning, not just eating. The failed copy of Mumbai.
At a potlatch, Native Americans tried to out-do each other with gift giving, sometimes ruining themselves in the process. In this, ultimate potlatch, we respond to the aliens' gifts by essentially destroying the entire Earth. Best potlach ever.
Con: For something so silly, it has a rather horrible ending; a gasp, not a chuckle.
At a potlatch, Native Americans tried to out-do each other with gift giving, sometimes ruining themselves in the process. In this, ultimate potlatch, we respond to the aliens' gifts by essentially destroying the entire Earth. Best potlach ever.
Con: For something so silly, it has a rather horrible ending; a gasp, not a chuckle.
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