Hugo Reviews Pt. 1 - Short Story

[borusa]

Everybody else(1) seems to be doing these (and is very wrong in them, except when they are right), so I thought I'd do them too. Let's start with the uncontroversial (2) category.

Comments

[sesquipedality]

I agree with your first choice. You are completely wrong about your second. Mawkish, manipulative, not SF.

[borusa]

I don't think "manipulative" is necessarily bad. The "Not-SF" problem is going to rear its head repeatedly, I fear.