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scrooge3's review
5.0
I suspect this story won't appeal to everyone, but I thought it did a great job of discussing the role of history in society. Set on a generational starship, the question arises as to the relevance of the history of Earth when the many generations in the future finally find and colonize a new planet. I'm not sure the story really adequately answers the question, but it does make the reader think, which is the hallmark of a good story. I can understand the perspective of the young people who were born on the ship and will never see anything but the ship. I was a surly teenager once, too. But I can also understand the perspective of the adults who don't want to lose their connections to their ancestors and history; those are a big part of what makes us human. The story didn't really give much middle ground, i.e., why can't you both preserve your history while making new memories? After all, that's what we do all the time now. Some things are forgotten so that new things can be created, but the major strokes of history are there to be studied and learned from.
bookaneer's review
2.0
Interesting premise: a generation ship. all arts were digitized. some jerk deleted the whole thing. people had to rely on memories to recreate arts including music. Wind Will Rove is one of the songs. Alas, the story is too slow for my taste.
PS: having dead-tree book editions could be useful one day, just in case, you know, all your e-books are gone.
PS: having dead-tree book editions could be useful one day, just in case, you know, all your e-books are gone.
latad_books's review
3.0
Interesting idea, of people on a generation ship attempting to recreate their music and stories after an individual sabotaged their entertainment databases many years earlier. In the ship's present, there are groups that get together regularly to keep what was remembered alive; others on board, specifically one teen, question the value of holding onto music and literature and history from Earth when it seemingly has no bearing on their present.
Though well-written, I found the story dragged. And while I understood why the author kept giving us different versions of "Wind will Rove", I was actually a little frustrated and got it well before the end of this story.
Though well-written, I found the story dragged. And while I understood why the author kept giving us different versions of "Wind will Rove", I was actually a little frustrated and got it well before the end of this story.
threlicus's review
3.0
Two excellent novellas — Sarah Pinsker’s “The Wind Will Rove” and Suzanne Palmer’s “Books of the Risen Sea” — flanking a bunch of less memorable stories.
wctracy's review
5.0
Read for 2018 Hugos
This was an interesting take on a generational ship story, about how history changes based on who looks at it. It's told through a fiddle tune changing. Very thought-provoking. (It certainly helps that I recognized and have played some of the tunes listed)
This was an interesting take on a generational ship story, about how history changes based on who looks at it. It's told through a fiddle tune changing. Very thought-provoking. (It certainly helps that I recognized and have played some of the tunes listed)