Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm
Hello, Stranger. Let's talk about Kate Wilhelm's Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. The Short of It Plot: After a pandemic causes infertility, the only way for humans to survive is through cloning. But are they really human? Page Count: 251 Award: 1977 Hugo and 1977 Locus Worth a read : No Primary Driver: (Plot, World , or Character) Bechdel Test : Pass Technobabble: Moderate. Review: Disappointing and disjointed. There are a lot of messages here that just get blended together to nothingness. Cumbersome writing, uncompelling characters, bland dystopia, and just a dull story. Odd choices on where to discuss science at length and where to just skip over it. First third was its own story originally, and is the best part. The Medium of It Spoiler Free! This book feels far longer than its 251 pages. Reading it feels like a chore; the descriptions are both long and lifeless, the characters unimaginative and interchangeable, th...