Comments on: [GUEST REVIEW] Athena Andreadis Reviews ‘Eight Against Reality’ Edited by Dario Ciriello http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/ A science fiction blog featuring science fiction book reviews and with frequent ramblings on fantasy, computers and the web. Fri, 24 May 2013 10:40:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Athena Andreadis http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90783 Athena Andreadis Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:01:00 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90783 You’re most welcome, Rose!  I can’t review in a vacuum, it has to be in context.  This makes comparisons inevitable.  And if we pull punches, we’ll end up with increasingly mediocre works — especially now, when authors, editors and reviewers largely overlap.

]]> By: Rose Lemberg http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90782 Rose Lemberg Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:06:14 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90782 Thanks for the review, Athena! It is always good to see a review that doesn’t pull its punches. I’m looking forward to “Spoiling Veena”.

 

PS. Roguelike games forever! :)

]]> By: Athena Andreadis http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90781 Athena Andreadis Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:58:13 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90781 I enjoyed your review also, Joe!

]]> By: Joseph Giddings http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90780 Joseph Giddings Tue, 11 Jan 2011 02:33:35 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90780 Excellent review, Athena.  When I read it I found myself less than thrilled with the entire collection, but the stories you point out at having redeeming qualities (“The Lonely Heart” and “Spoiling Veena”) did keep me going to the end.  The “Flying Squids” story, though, wow, I just couldn’t fathom that it was ever printed anywhere, let alone in this anthology.

]]> By: Athena Andreadis http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90779 Athena Andreadis Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:28:21 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90779 I’m glad you found the review useful, Heather!  Spoiling Veena is that unusual combinations, thought-provoking and funny — unusual, too, for Bowes, most of whose work is fantasy.

]]> By: Heather Massey http://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90778 Heather Massey Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:58:25 +0000 http://beta.sfsignal.com/archives/2011/01/guest_review_athena_andreadis_reviews_eight_against_reality_edited_by_dario_ciriello/#comment-90778 Wow, thanks for such an in-depth review. I think I’ll pass on the other stories, but “Spoiling Veena” sounds pretty good.

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