{"id":26738,"date":"2022-06-09T05:57:42","date_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachelswirsky.com\/?p=3053"},"modified":"2022-06-09T05:57:42","modified_gmt":"2022-06-09T12:57:42","slug":"january-fifteenth-reviews-in-locus-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=26738","title":{"rendered":"January Fifteenth Reviews in Locus Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bookI am delighted to have <\/span>January Fifteenth<\/span><\/i> reviewed in <\/span>Locus Magazine Issue 737<\/span><\/i><\/a> not once but twice!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s snippets of both:<\/span><\/p>\n

Locus Looks at Books: Caren Gusoff Sumption<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you\u2019ve ever read any of Rachel Swirsky\u2019s short fiction, then you\u2019re familiar with her signature elegant prose and her very literary deconstruction of traditional plot. Swirsky\u2019s style is instantly recognizable and widely appreciated, earning her multiple Nebulas, and, at the very least, enthusiastic nods from nearly all the award committees in genre.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJanuary Fifteenth is a fascinating thought experiment. For two of the characters, the guaranteed income provides them the opportunity to escape conditions in which they are vulnerable. The other two characters, though they come from wildly different backgrounds, contend with how one lives a meaningful life when your basic needs are covered. Swirsky chooses not to show all the possibilities that UBI may have, but instead to linger within these two emotionally-resonant themes.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Locus Looks at Books: Gary K. Wolfe<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cSwirsky, who has long been a profoundly character-driven author, spends little time depicting the political debates around such a policy or explaining the legislation behind it, but rather focuses on its impact on four diverse characters during a single blizzardy January 15.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cAccurate predictions, as we all know, are actually pretty rare in SF, so that\u2019s hardly the point, either. What is more to the point isthat characters as memorable, engaging, and sympathetic as Swirsky\u2019s four women, each seeking ways to survive in systems that don\u2019t really seem to like them much, are almost equally rare. By the time we\u2019re halfway through their tales, we\u2019re engaged enough to want to follow their fates, UBI or no UBI.\u201d<\/span>
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As always, you can pre-order <\/span>January Fifteenth<\/span><\/i> from several different locations, including <\/span>Powell\u2019s<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Amazon<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Macmillan<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Barnes and Noble<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am delighted to have January Fifteenth reviewed in Locus Magazine Issue 737 not once but twice!  Here’s snippets of both: Locus Looks at Books: Caren Gusoff Sumption “If you’ve ever read any of Rachel Swirsky’s short fiction, then you’re … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a> Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26738"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26738\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26739,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26738\/revisions\/26739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}