I read this a few years ago and so cannot recall much about it except that the interest lay in the fact that it contained an early story by Pat Cadigan, one by Connie Willis and an interview with Elizabeth A Lynn.

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kitsune_reader | Nov 23, 2023 |

Approaching the Speed of Light door Victoria Lustbader

The theme of this novel centers around the cyclical nature of abuse and there is a steady level of tension throughout. There are a few sections of uncomfortable reading, however I thought the author handled it very well. It was interesting how deeply she developed certain characters while others just floated in a out of the story, serving their purpose and moving on. I thought it was well done, but I would say it is not for a sensitive reader.

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Iudita | 2 andere besprekingen | Sep 28, 2019 |

The Berkley Showcase Vol. 3: New Writings in Science… door Victoria Schochet

I don't remember much about this book of short stories but with writers like Piers Anthony, Jack Dann, Tom Disch, and others it's probably good. The back cover says ' This may be the most controversial collection you will read this year. ...[W]e offer the most ambitious of the new fiction that will define the direction of science fiction and fantasy for the 1980s. No easy reads. No fillers. No stale voices from the past. Just good sharp fiction aimed at the heart and sometimes at the jugular."

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gypsysmom | Aug 20, 2017 |

Approaching the Speed of Light door Victoria Lustbader

This is a difficult book for me to rate. Some parts are beautifully written and poignant, many are heartbreaking, and other parts feel overly contrived.

Sadness permeates this story. The characters, particularly Jody, are so weighed down by the emotion that it has nowhere to go but into the reader. I found myself falling into that pit along with him, and I would have liked something to grasp to help me float along the way.

Despite this overwhelming sadness, the story is well told. We get right inside Jody's character, which is why it's so easy to get lost with him.

At times, the prose felt too flowery. Maybe obscure is a better word. There is a lot of literary beauty here, but there are also long-winded sections that begin to feel redundant.

One of my biggest problems comes with the character of Fern. I'll do my best to explain why, without giving any spoilers. I just did not find Fern's character or her actions believable. At all. And, because her behavior becomes pivotal, the story lost me at that point. Her behavior and the results felt too convenient and didn't hold the realism of the other characters.

Overall, this story is a powerful statement about child abuse and society's utter failure to protect these children. It's both difficult to read and hard to put down.… (meer)

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