Showing posts with label Hannah Yang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hannah Yang. Show all posts

Monday, November 27, 2023

A Monster In the Shape Of a Boy, by Hanna Yang

A Monster in the Shape of a Boy is a kind of folk tale.  A boy finds himself face to face with a being that looks exactly like him.  He is the son of a hunter of these monsters, but finds himself unable to kill it.  His father fixes that.  A fun story.

Sunday, June 11, 2023

Inheritance, by Hannah Yang

Inheritance is posted free temporarily by Analog for award season--it is nominated for a Locus award.  The SF part is straightforward enough--memories can now be extracted and passed on, and our protagonist and the "good daughter" are at their mother's deathbed to see who will get them.  The protagonist had a difficult relationship with the mother and is not sure she wants them.  We see that difficult relationship in the story.  Not earth shattering but it's fine.

The Humans, by Matt Haig

After reading this book I definitely get the comparison to the show "Resident Alien". There are strong plot similarities--an alien...