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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | >> (show all) SH Comments Reged: Feb 16 2004 Posts: 1056 Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1598 - Mon Mar 21 2005 12:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   This thread is for comments on Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates. Post Extras:       Stephanie Burgis Unregistered Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1601 - Mon Mar 21 2005 03:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I absolutely loved this story! It was stylish, clever, and sneakily moving. I nearly cried at the ending. I'm so glad I got the chance to read it here. Post Extras:       Merrie Haskell New user Reged: Jul 22 2004 Posts: 7 Loc: Michigan Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1604 - Mon Mar 21 2005 12:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   This story was just wonderful. I don't even have words... Post Extras:       DebC Unregistered Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1609 - Mon Mar 21 2005 03:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Thanks, Stephanie and Merrie! I'm delighted that you liked the story. --Deb Post Extras:       SimonOwens Unregistered Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1610 - Mon Mar 21 2005 06:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   That was brilliant. Post Extras:       Heather Marshall Unregistered Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1611 - Mon Mar 21 2005 07:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   This was lovely. Elegantly simple and simply elegant. Post Extras:       Simon Owens Unregistered Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1612 - Mon Mar 21 2005 07:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I posted a review of this up at Lit Haven: http://www.lithaven.com/main/index.php?p=226 Post Extras:       PickyBastard New user Reged: Jul 18 2004 Posts: 21 Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1613 - Mon Mar 21 2005 11:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Ms. Coates certainly has a clear way of telling a story; never once did her words interfere with the flow she established. I can't help but wonder, though, if the speculative element was tacked on as an afterthought and if the usage of a zepplin wasn't a failed artifact from Lake's All Star anthology. I didn't get to the same place that the rest of these folks did, but then, no story will strike the same bells for every reader. A solid, well-constructed effort that felt entirely safe and was ultimately forgettable. Post Extras:       sGreer Unregistered Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1614 - Tue Mar 22 2005 12:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Excellent. The fore-seeing sneaks up, but never seems completely illogical. It feels logical from the POV, as if it could be rationalized into science. Bittersweet. Hell, dunno what exactly, only that I really enjoyed it. Post Extras:       MorningStar New user Reged: Mar 01 2005 Posts: 18 Loc: South Carolina, USA Re: Magic in a Certain Slant of Light, by Deborah Coates       #1616 - Tue Mar 22 2005 09:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   I loved this story for a few reasons, mostly what people have already been saying on this board. It's clear, it's clever, it's cute, and by the end, it's touching. I wonder if this is a clue: "Nora knows that this conversation will eventually inspire Sara to write a series of short stories dealing with the domestic lives of scientists, played out against the background of historic events. Characters will lose what they want most in all the world and science will not help them win it back." Will we get more? And was this story touched off by someone Ms. Coates knows? Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | >> (show all)

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