★★☆☆☆ Not Recommended
(Surreal) In which we analyze a picture of a little girl who seems to be part octopus. (2,171 words; Time: 07m)
"Tool-Using Mimics," by Kij Johnson [bio] (edited by Neil Clarke), appeared in Clarkesworld issue 138, published on March 1, 2018.
Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)
Pro: : I was tickled by the notion that 1930s Boston couldn’t accept the idea of a woman having an illegitimate half-octopus daughter, so she moved to Perth, Australia, where, presumably, they were used to things like that.
The descriptive segments are well-written and many are interesting in their own right.
Con: There’s no story here, and in the end, the different passages don’t appear to amount to anything. There’s probably a symbolic meaning I’m missing (perhaps about interracial marriages), but I’m not seeing it.
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The descriptive segments are well-written and many are interesting in their own right.
Con: There’s no story here, and in the end, the different passages don’t appear to amount to anything. There’s probably a symbolic meaning I’m missing (perhaps about interracial marriages), but I’m not seeing it.
Other Reviews: Search Web, Browse Review Sites (Issue 138)
Kij Johnson Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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