Cain's Literature of Horror, Fantasy, and Sci-fi Blog

1. What was your reaction to what you just read? Well I guess I am left in awe a bit. Like it is a feeling of dread and yet at the same time it is a feeling of complacence. Like the whole being used as a breading ground is interesting because it seems there is a bond that is formed between the Tlic and those Terrans who become N'Tlic. Like it is a survival thing on both ends and all highly political. Like I agree with Gan that if this is the process it should be normalized so that it isn't so shocking in the end. Yes, it is private but Terran's should know what they are getting into. Like the Terrans need the Tlic to survive and thrive this world. I don't know. I think there should be repercussions put in place that assure that the N'Tlic have a successful birth, and punishment for those Tlic who fail at that. I don't know it is like a story taking place in the beginning of modern human medicine now adays. Like some people die and with those deaths comes advan

So I really liked this short. It gives us a new perspective on what it would mean to start colonization on a new planet. What we are to do with over prison populous and the idea on how we would live for quite a long time. What I found pretty impressive was the idea that there is the actual world and then there is the cyber world "freespace". Also the fact they are all clones and their bodies are something other than what they had presumably on Earth. Like it's interesting that even with presented with Waya's clone's problem that the A.I. still is in refusal to allow her another body. I like that it touches briefly on transgender issues in disallowing her to switch even if her body is defective. It makes it seem like gender, race are way more fluid in this version of the world. Overall I really liked the story. I wish that there was more. I don't mind the writing style that she used- although at time it seemed disjointed.  Like living in a world where we can f

This week I read the graphic novel version of Big O- the Japanese version. As a younger kid I had seen it before on the shelf and it really caught my attention. Reading it in the original language on top of the rest of the story was actually really insightful. First, off the story itself was amazing and an intriguing sense of what it is to be human. The main character  Rojā Sumisu  or "Roger Smith" in English, is a negotiator who pilots a mech and ends up on the wrong end of a deal while negotiating which results in one of his clients' "daughter" to come and stay with him. Overall the book was action packed and because it was based on the manga it made for some great illustrations.  I love   Doroshī because she is a great female character. The entire story just sort of revolves around her constantly aiding Roger and saving him from precarious situations and even in battle. So you have this android female in a story mainly revolving around these men in the mech