The Shadow Postulates (3/5) – I’m… not really sure what I just read, to be fully honest. This is done both in the descriptions of the death and destruction, as well as the main character’s reactions to it. However, this one element this story does well is giving the reader a cold, horrifying description of the sheer destruction that occurs. This story could have done much better in novella form to allow for expanded world building and character/backstory development. There were many technical terms and phrases that held no meaning because of the short story format. I had no attachment to the characters, so the ending fell flat for me. The concept of kite and folded-paper based militaristic equipment was a unique concept, but the characters and the plot seemed messy and all over the place. However, the rest of the story seemed messy and devoid of the beauty it starts with. Even the act of remembrance creases the truth.” Square becomes kite becomes swan: history becomes rumor becomes song.
“It is not true that the dead cannot be folded Ghostweight (3/5) – The opening lines of this book were beautiful. “A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel” (2011) Featuring an Introduction by Aliette De Bodard, Conservation of Shadows features a selection of short stories from Yoon Ha Lee. When shadows steal over earth and across the sky, darkness is not diluted. When light destroys shadows, darkness does not gain in density elsewhere. Summary: There is no such thing as conservation of shadows.
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