| Title | : | My Sisters Song |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1465879749 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781465879745 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | ebook |
| Number of Pages | : | 17 |
| Publication | : | First published June 1, 1999 |
My Sisters Song Reviews
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Die Idee, wie die Römer besiegt werden, finde ich extrem großartig! Vor allem, weil es anscheinend auf einer wahren Begebenheit beruht.
Gail Carriger hat es dann noch geschafft, ihre eigene Magie in die Erzählung zu bringen, die mir trotz der Kürze unglaublich gut gefallen hat. Mit diesen Figuren und dem Weltenbau könnte ich mir sehr gut einige längere Geschichten vorstellen! -
This was quite a departure for Carriger. I am used to her steampunk/paranormal tales, but this was more like a myth or fable. The foreshadowing was a bit obvious, so there were no surprises as far as plot goes, but Carriger’s writing style is lovely to read so I didn’t mind in the slightest.
I was happy to stumble upon this little gem and will quickly blow through the rest I found along with this one. -
I enjoyed this short piece by one of my favourite authors. I was terribly sad to discover that the Hives referenced on the cover referred to bee hives and not vampire hives.
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I absolutely love Gail’s amazing tale of warrior women fighting to protect their village from Roman invasion. Tons of feminist girl power and all based on historical fact!
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Gail Carriger's first professionally published piece is so much different than anything else I've had the opportunity to read by her, but this historical fantasy short story is still worth trying if you're interested in her work and ancient Romans.
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The premise was intriguing, but the delivery was flat and terrible.
It’s hard for me to give anything but a glowing review to anything Gail Carriger has written, but this one just did not do it for me.
As a short-story, it failed. It was confusing, choppy, and over too quickly. While I know that shorts don’t usually allow for an author to give weight to their characters, this one was too fleeting and formless. I can’t even really remember the names of the two main characters – the sisters – and I just finished reading it two minutes ago!
As a publication, this was terrible. I’m showing that there were 47 pages, which means that probably 45 were actual story content. In those presumed 45 pages, I counted seven glaring problems.
As hilt it was, my duty to stay…
The attack faired better then I had expected, (double-whammy, that…)
The best thing, we found, was to role under, or force…
...our numbers halved, two of us been badly wounded.
It is a warrior’s place to loose companions,
”Honey!” I spoke the thought allowed, and into silence.
It began to loose momentum.
Yes, mistakes happen, and it’s rare to find any kind of error-free publication, but this was beyond unacceptable. I can’t tell you how distracting these errors were. And this is after I finished a book in which the author continuously used the wrong name for a character! I was able to see past that (though it did frustrate me, okay?), but these…well, it just felt sloppy, and left me feeling disappointed.
I appreciated the Author’s Note at the end, lending a bit of credibility to the story itself, but that was probably the only bright spot in this short story. I’m sorry to do it, but I can’t recommend this to anybody. Not even for $.99. I still love Ms. Carriger, and believe in her literary genius, but this is just a no-no. No NO! -
A well written short story set on the edge of the Roman Empire based on a good knowledge of history.
Most of what I have read of Gail Carriger's work has been some form of comedy - some more serious than others - and some very serious moments, but always with a bit of humour to liven things up. This was straight Historical Fiction, and she did such a good job that I would love to read more of it (that said I'm still hoping for more SF - she did a good job there too).
I had no idea that Gail Carriger had an MSc in Archaeological Materials. I've got to say that it hasn't really come up in her Victorian or Far Future tales, but reading this I was noticing quite a few little details being mentioned which impressed me, having studied Archaeology many moons ago (side note: knowing actual history worked as a spoiler for me - but the way she worked things was excellent). Then I got to the authors note and it mentioned the MSc... wow...respect to Ms Carriger, they don't just hand those out. -
#24in48
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I'm not going to remember anything about this short story, or even that I read this short story, a week from now.
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I'm glad Carriger's writing since this story from 1998 has drastically improved, because My Sister's Song is overwhelmingly infodumpy and not at all compelling.
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Interestingly enough this actually has some historical fact woven into the story. Still the world building was rushed, the characters wooden, and the plot overly simplified. Maybe I just went into it expecting the richness and depth of Carriger's Parasol series which is just not possible in a short story format.
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You've got to love such a clever, historical tale as this. Defeating the Romans for the win.
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Interesting short story. A little quirky but that's Gail. Love that I learned some history too.
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Not my favourite by this author. I had a difficult time imagining the way things looked and the plot was obvious. Still a fun read though!
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As usual with Carriger, the writing is on point, the historical context deliciously interesting and the plot both fun and engaging.
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A short story set in the time of the Roman conquest, featuring a bee-charming sister and an intriguing (and apparently historically based) solution to fight the invaders! Too bad Ms. Carriger hasn't turned this into a full book - could be fun!
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A very creative, very short story. Worth picking up if you like fantasy.
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It was an interesting, quick read especially since it's based on fact concerning the 'Mad Honey'.
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19 pages. Interesting but just very short.
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An interesting little story, made more so by discovering that the basis of the story was historically correct.
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More Romans! This time poisoned by extremely smart, quick thinking Greek warrior women. Love it.
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Such a great story, sadly it was a short one. I hope Gail decides to write more stories about Mithra and her people in the future.
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I enjoyed this short story from Carriger. I got into the plot quickly, and loved the action and the way people could be different things regardless of gender.
