Alex Cabe reviewed Buffalo Is the New Buffalo by Chelsea Vowel
Uneven collection that often overexplained itself.
3 stars
Uneven collection that often overexplained itself.
The author really doesn't believe in "show don't tell" and footnoted and explained every little thing, especially in "Buffalo Bird". One egregious example: Text from story - "like a child hiding during a telling of the Rolling Head story" footnote: "The is a particularly terrifying sacred story that Cree and Métis people tell during the winter months." Yes, Chelsea, I gathered that from context!
Favorites were "Michif Man" and "Maggie Sue" (the latter I seem to like more than most reviewers). These had the most compelling characters and did the most conceptually.
Seeing some praise for "Unsettled", which I find surprising, I thought the worldbuilding there made little sense.
Wavered between 2 and 3, but it brought enough new and interesting ideas to the table for 3. Just wish the author let the reader figure it out a little more.
Uneven collection that often overexplained itself.
The author really doesn't believe in "show don't tell" and footnoted and explained every little thing, especially in "Buffalo Bird". One egregious example: Text from story - "like a child hiding during a telling of the Rolling Head story" footnote: "The is a particularly terrifying sacred story that Cree and Métis people tell during the winter months." Yes, Chelsea, I gathered that from context!
Favorites were "Michif Man" and "Maggie Sue" (the latter I seem to like more than most reviewers). These had the most compelling characters and did the most conceptually.
Seeing some praise for "Unsettled", which I find surprising, I thought the worldbuilding there made little sense.
Wavered between 2 and 3, but it brought enough new and interesting ideas to the table for 3. Just wish the author let the reader figure it out a little more.