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on June 6, 2012
OK, my wife bought this issue and liked it, and said "you should read this story." It's one of the reasons we have more than one kindle. But I can't deliver it to another machine - according to Amazon tech support "That's because this book has only 1 license available and if it was on another kindle device, it will be only available in another by removing it from the one that had it"
What is this garbage? If this is true, then why bother with a Kindle?
If you like the magazine and live alone, buy it. If you want to use it the way every other kindle book I own seems to work (including past issues of this publication) Then get it on paper - that way you can make full use of it.
What a disappointment.
What is this garbage? If this is true, then why bother with a Kindle?
If you like the magazine and live alone, buy it. If you want to use it the way every other kindle book I own seems to work (including past issues of this publication) Then get it on paper - that way you can make full use of it.
What a disappointment.
on May 29, 2016
This is specifically a review of Jay O'Connell's splendid novella, "What We Hold Onto," not the Asimov's issue as a whole.... "What We Hold Onto" presents a layered and evocative vision of the future. Differences between our world and the story's future are unobtrusively threaded into the narrative. Some differences are large (climate change has already taken place); some medium (people can modify their bodies so that their skin displays images); some small (pet insurance has become hugely expensive). This mixture, together with the richness of the details, makes the world very real. More importantly, the characters are real, and the themes are human and heartfelt. The story speaks about loneliness, friendship, death, about being a parent and about watching your parents age, about holding onto the past and letting it go. The narrator's relationship with her two college-age sons particularly moved me. There is also a strong romance element, which I very much enjoyed. I didn't know why the man was so drawn to the narrator, perhaps because the narrator herself didn't know, but I cared about both of them, and willed them on toward what I hoped would be a happy ending. An excellent story.
on November 10, 2012
These new subscription services are limited certain Kindle devices. What to read it using your computer...too bad! What to do a little reading on your phone...you are out of luck! The great thing about Kindle is the ability to read your materials anywhere, but not here. As far as I am concerned this is broken even before you buy it. The stories are great; wish I could read them here.
on January 2, 2013
No cover!!!
No table of contents!!!
This is unaceptable!!!
And this is the only one edition for the Kindle!!!
This is Amazon at its worst!!! (+DRM!!!)
No table of contents!!!
This is unaceptable!!!
And this is the only one edition for the Kindle!!!
This is Amazon at its worst!!! (+DRM!!!)
