Bruce Cline

Unexpectedly enjoyable

Revisado: 01-09-25

This is fun, decidedly quirky, and delightfully strange storytelling. Loved the creativity and humor throughout.

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Intriguing

Revisado: 01-02-25

I’m not a fan of fiction, let alone anything about science, but this was a great find. Great story and well told.

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Love it

Revisado: 12-03-24

This is a great (enjoyable) takedown of stereotypes, bigotry, and normalized hate that runs rampant in America. An accurate but sad representation of our modern age.

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Refreshing

Revisado: 11-27-24

Quite refreshing for this genre. Devoid of testosterone and replete with caring, welcoming people despite living through desperate times. Absolutely loved this mostly gentle tale of people surviving and thriving despite great difficulties.

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Thoroughly engaging

Revisado: 11-23-24

Am not sure which I like better, Don Winslow’s novellas or narrations by Ed Harris. Loved the thoroughly engaging story. Ended too abruptly, but hey — that’s life.

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Lovely

Revisado: 11-11-24

Another wonderful novella by Don Winslow. A deft combination of good storyline, fast pace, good characters, and a wonderful twist at the end.

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Our AI Future?

Revisado: 11-09-24

Loved this short story. It describes a world taken over by a machine and the ramifications of that control. It’s a wonderful look into the possibilities of a world dominated by AI, including in the humans who come to rely on that machine.

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Eye-opening

Revisado: 11-05-24

This is a sober, eye-opening look at the modern U.S. economy and the many missteps we’ve taken that have negatively impacted citizens.

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Jim Crow Lives

Revisado: 11-01-24

This is the story of Crownsville State Hospital in Maryland, an institution for mentally ill Blacks that for most of its history was an underfunded and poorly administered dumping ground in the guise of a hospital. It housed not only psychiatric patients, but persons with other disabilities, criminals, and more generally Blacks who for whatever reason — legitimate or not — crossed paths with law enforcement. It is a horrific story of abuse, neglect, racial stereotyping, and general disregard for people who desperately needed support and expert care, but who were often brutalized by a system supposedly designed to benefit them. This institution existed until the early 21st century. Sadly, it’s just one example of similar institutions around the country. And, though to a much lesser degree, is an indictment of some systems and institutions (large and small) currently serving persons with disabilities, especially minorities, that continue to be underfunded, poorly staffed, and often incapable of providing expert care to their residents/patients.

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Too much

Revisado: 10-27-24

A comparison that comes to mind is the possible result of assembling an analog watch from the remains of two. No matter how beautiful and well-crafted is each component, one risk in putting it all together is ending up with too many moving parts. Because of rapidity with which this story moves, its multiple characters, and being required to discern the differences between the story’s many voices, I was simply overwhelmed.

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