literature reviews

Literature: The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily Yu

The crew buzzes around the nest about this multiple-award-nominated story and its tale of two insect communities. [Aggregate score: 8]

Literature: Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel

A quite short story with nevertheless more than a bit to say on dissolving relationships, TLS reviews Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Literature: You, Disappearing by Alexandra Kleeman

We attempt to hold onto what we’ve got while it lasts during a review of this dreamily evocative short story.
[Aggregate score: 8.25]

Literature: The Junky’s Christmas by William S. Burroughs

TLS taps the vein of “The Junky’s Christmas.” William S. Burroughs’ bittersweet tale of a down-on-his-luck addict during the holidays, and to determine whether he/they are filled with the Christmas spirit, or the Grim Reaper. [Aggregate score: 9.25]

Literature: The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens

Less Dickensian and more Poe-esque, The Signal-Man is a story of ghastly foreshadowing and we’re just the Signals to review it. [Aggregate Score: 7.33]

Literature: Tierra y Libertad by Madeline Ashby

They were built to serve man, but all they did was serve.. as a nuanced look at the development of AI and as a metaphor for the exploitation of workers. What lazy, good-for-nothing robots.

Tierra y Libertad

Aggregate Score: 8

Literature: Thank You by Alejandro Zambra

The Lost Signals discuss relationships, perspective and a traumatic taxi cab ride featured in the story  “Thank You” by Alejandro Zambra.

[Aggregate score: 7]

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Literature: The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allen Poe

MOTS wall themselves in with some fine wine to discuss a less famous, but no less impactful story from the master of the macabre, Edgar Allen Poe.

Literature: The Jaunt by Stephen King

Join the Lost Signals crew in a raucous conversation on Stephen King’s The Jaunt and miscellaneous literary topics.