If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love
| "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by Rachel Swirsky | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Speculative fiction |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Apex Magazine |
| Published in English | 2013 |
"If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" is a short story by American writer Rachel Swirsky. It was first published in Apex Magazine in 2013.
Synopsis
[edit]As a paleontologist lies in a coma, his fiancée tells him how things would be different if he were a Tyrannosaurus rex.
Reception
[edit]"If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" won the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Short Story,[1] and was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[2] At Kirkus Reviews, critic Ana Grilo describes it as "beautiful", "powerful", and "intense", and "almost like a piece of poetry", but questions whether it can truly be considered speculative fiction.[3]
The story was at the center of the Sad Puppies controversy; it was held up as an example of "message fiction" by its detractors, symptomatic of a clique of social justice ideologues who they said were controlling the awards.[4] It was strongly criticized by Sad Puppies-involved[5][6] authors such as John C. Wright[7] and Sarah Hoyt.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "2013 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2014-05-20. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "2014 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ Grilo, Ana (2015-11-01). "Reading the 2014 Hugo Award Finalists--The Short Stories Ballot". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ Young, Cathy (2015-09-01). "Culture Warriors Invade Sci-Fi/Fantasy". Reason.com. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ "Smeagol Nielson Hayden » John C. Wright's Journal". Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "About Those Lost Puppies". Mad Genius Club. 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ Wright, John C. (2015-01-31). "Dinosaur-sized bigotry". John C. Wright's Journal. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ^ Hoyt, Sarah (2015-01-31). "If You Were A Grown Up, My Love". According To Hoyt. Retrieved 2016-07-13.
External links
[edit]- Text of the story at Apex Magazine
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