73pctGeek reviewed Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed
Not quite what I'd hoped for
3 stars
Maya is a “camera” who broadcasts, not only what she sees, but also what she feels, to billions worldwide. And she just found something worth sharing.
After really enjoying Reed’s short story The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, I was looking forward to reading this novel, originally published in the 90s. The edition I read included a laudatory foreword by Jo Walton, an author whose opinion I respect, and in retrospect probably raised my expectations a little too high.
Though full of fascinating ideas, and doesn’t read like an old-fashioned relic, it isn’t really my type of sci-fi. Still an interesting book, and Reed wrote some shockingly prescient things. Sadly, not the good kind.
Also, I either prefer Reed’s shorter fiction, or perhaps her newer work. For me, it just didn’t rise to the level of The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving …
Maya is a “camera” who broadcasts, not only what she sees, but also what she feels, to billions worldwide. And she just found something worth sharing.
After really enjoying Reed’s short story The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, I was looking forward to reading this novel, originally published in the 90s. The edition I read included a laudatory foreword by Jo Walton, an author whose opinion I respect, and in retrospect probably raised my expectations a little too high.
Though full of fascinating ideas, and doesn’t read like an old-fashioned relic, it isn’t really my type of sci-fi. Still an interesting book, and Reed wrote some shockingly prescient things. Sadly, not the good kind.
Also, I either prefer Reed’s shorter fiction, or perhaps her newer work. For me, it just didn’t rise to the level of The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, in either writing or world-building. That said, I’m looking forward to the novel she’s publishing this year.