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A review by wanderlustlover
Uncanny Magazine Issue 49: November/December 2022 by Lynne M. Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas
5.0
Summer 2023 (July);
Hugo Short Story Nomination
Nebula Short Story Winner
"The Rabbit Test"
Oh, oh, oh. I did not expect to close out this story nearly in tears from those last two lines. This deep dive both into the past (and the future) of abortion, female body control, and the underlying truth that people will always be fighting back, no matter how subtly or loudly was incredibly moving. The relationships of women—mothers and daughters by several generations, and best friends—are so important to this message.
As is the message that it should not matter what the reason is for wanting or not wanting an abortion, that it should always remain in the hands of the woman who is deciding her future, her fate, and her fight for her rights therein. Definite 5 stars here. I'd give it more were it possible.
Hugo Short Story Nomination
Nebula Short Story Winner
"The Rabbit Test"
Oh, oh, oh. I did not expect to close out this story nearly in tears from those last two lines. This deep dive both into the past (and the future) of abortion, female body control, and the underlying truth that people will always be fighting back, no matter how subtly or loudly was incredibly moving. The relationships of women—mothers and daughters by several generations, and best friends—are so important to this message.
As is the message that it should not matter what the reason is for wanting or not wanting an abortion, that it should always remain in the hands of the woman who is deciding her future, her fate, and her fight for her rights therein. Definite 5 stars here. I'd give it more were it possible.