"None of this is going as planned."
July 7, 2021 8:45 AM Subscribe
"I hate Original Diana immediately, or at least I want to hate her." "The Failed Dianas" is a short, emotional science fiction story by Monique Laban (Clarkesworld, February 2021) in which our Asian-American protagonist struggles with whether it is possible to make her parents happy. It was P H Lee's favorite story of the month.
Omg, that was terrifying and so beautiful.
posted by sharp pointy objects at 12:03 PM on July 7, 2021
posted by sharp pointy objects at 12:03 PM on July 7, 2021
Seems like Diana gets her stubbornness from her parents.
posted by otherchaz at 12:13 PM on July 7, 2021
posted by otherchaz at 12:13 PM on July 7, 2021
I love the growing reveal of the story, the way its language grounds us in Diana's viewpoint.
It pairs interestingly in my mind with P.H. Low's recent story "Disenchantment" in Fantasy Magazine.
posted by sgranade at 4:22 PM on July 7, 2021 [1 favorite]
It pairs interestingly in my mind with P.H. Low's recent story "Disenchantment" in Fantasy Magazine.
posted by sgranade at 4:22 PM on July 7, 2021 [1 favorite]
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