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Let All the Children Boogie: A Tor.com Original by Sam J. Miller

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hapikohw's review

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

I fell in love with their young, and old, love. Truly star-crossed, Fell and Laurie.

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rvfrueh's review

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5.0

I'm not crying/laughing, you are.

badseedgirl's review

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3.0

I find reading stories with gender fluidity to be very challenging. Sigh, I guess I'm getting old.

This story was dark, and sad, and I felt for both these young people. This reminded me very much of the "It Gets Better" campaign.

ruxandra_grr's review

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4.0

“—that’s why I’m doing this, I guess. To tell you the future can be more magnificent, and more terrifying, than what you have in your head right now. And the one you embrace will be the one you end up with.”

Well, I totally teared up at the end. It was a really lovely story.

vohak's review

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

gengelcox's review

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emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

My kind of story, about outsiders bonding over music, set in the time of my childhood, soaked in the stuff that science fiction promises of how things could be better if only. While I wasn’t bothered by its focus on gender, I did feel like Miller did a bit of time travel there by importing the language and issues of 2020 into the mid 1980s. Or perhaps this is an alternative Earth, where those issues emerged earlier? However, I’m surprised Miller was able to publish this, given the use of lyrics to both Iggy Pop and David Bowie songs.