Review: Henosis by N.K. Jemisin
on Sheila Ash (India), 01/Apr/2018 06:34, 34 days ago
HenosisbyN.K. JemisinMy rating:3 of 5 starsI stumbled across this story when going to the Uncanny website to read/listen to another story from the same volumeIt is available online athttps://uncannymagazine.com/article/h...to read and to listen to - it is narrated by Stephanie MorrisThe author'sThe Hundred Thousand Kingdomswas nominated for Hugo Award and others in 2010This is a near future set story about writers' legacies. Harkim is an award nominated writer, he does the rounds of book signings, he turns up for awards ceremonies, but not all awards ceremonies are equal. Some indicate an end to the writer's work. Will he win? What will be his legacy?ashramblings verdict 3*This story has a non-linear structure - its numbered chapters come in a distorted sequence. Unfortunately for me although the story was OK I didn't grasp any reason for this1` structure, which didn't seem to lend anything to the tale - perhaps I missed its point. It has some good parts while it talks about the legacy of different writers - Vonnegut, Mishma - and how their lives had ended - but on the whole it didn't really hit my buttons.Footnote:is the classical Greek word for mystical "oneness", "union" or "unity" View all my reviewsashramblings