A review by bookaneer
Uncanny Magazine Issue 30: Disabled People Destroy Fantasy! Special Issue by Day Al-Mohamed, Kari Maaren, Dominik Parisien, Sarah Gailey, Julian K. Jarboe, Karlo Yeager Rodríguez, Sandra Odell, Tamara Jerée, Jei D. Marcade, Gwendolyn Paradice, Toby MacNutt, A.T. Greenblatt, Nicolette Borischoff, Tochi Onyebuchi, Shweta Narayan, Katharine Duckett, Lisa M. Bradley, Aysha U. Farah, Michael Damian Thomas, R.B. Lemberg, Roxanna Bennett, Lynne M. Thomas, Cara Liebowitz, Lane Waldman
4.0
Rating and review only for Sarah Gailey's "Away with the Wolves" novelette, currently being nominated for the Hugos.
I listened to this via Uncanny spotify account, which is an alternative way to enjoy their stories. The narrator was really good, she brought the story to life. It's rather fascinating, the way the author related lycanthrophy with disability. The main character turned into a wolf regularly, while although her village tolerated her (as long as she paid the damage she caused) and she had a loving, supportive best friend, she still experienced struggle and chronic pain. One day, a goat was slaughtered and she was blamed. The story moved and we delved deeper into the MC's psyche. I savored it till the very end and thus I can understand why this was nominated.
It can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/away-with-the-wolves/
PS: This is the second wolf-themed story I really liked this year.
I listened to this via Uncanny spotify account, which is an alternative way to enjoy their stories. The narrator was really good, she brought the story to life. It's rather fascinating, the way the author related lycanthrophy with disability. The main character turned into a wolf regularly, while although her village tolerated her (as long as she paid the damage she caused) and she had a loving, supportive best friend, she still experienced struggle and chronic pain. One day, a goat was slaughtered and she was blamed. The story moved and we delved deeper into the MC's psyche. I savored it till the very end and thus I can understand why this was nominated.
It can be read here: https://uncannymagazine.com/article/away-with-the-wolves/
PS: This is the second wolf-themed story I really liked this year.