Book #5

[derien]

5) Asimov's Sept. 2006.

I liked "Postsingular," by Rudy Rucker, as it's the further adventures of the autistic boy, Chu, who saved the world in "Chu and the Nants" (in Asimov's June 2006). Because Chu is autistic and his father, Ond, is Asperger's, there's a certain matter-of-fact and yet freewheelingly cracked out feel to the text that appeals to the geek in me.

I did NOT like "Sunlight or Rock" by John Kessel, even though it's the further adventures of Erno, the main character of "Stories for Men" (in the Oct/Nov issue of 2002). "Stories for Men" was about Erno having a thing for/being under the influence of a guy who called himself Tyler Durden (consciously after the character in "Fight Club") who's a male power instigator/troublemaker/rabblerouser in a female-dominated society. And it was a great story. "Sunlight or Rock" just seems to meander without goal. Maybe there is a point, about questions in the real world not being answered, about how incredibly harsh and cruel life is for him now that he's left the matriarchy, and maybe I'm just too dumb to get it.

"We Are The Cat" (Carl Frederick) was kind of like a long joke. "So there are these three physicists trapped in a cave..."

Um, yeah. I can't really write something for each story, I just don't have time at the moment.

Comments

[kryptyd.livejournal.com]

I managed to convince myself I had aspergers last Friday. I must have been so tired to think up something that ridiculous. I don't even have anything like the symptoms. I never thought I'd get caught up in any of those online diagnosis thingies. Damn you AQ test!

[derien.livejournal.com]

One of those told me I had it, too. I think the problem is the self-assessment thing. I think I suck at interactions, but maybe compared to someone who actually has Aspergers, I really don't.