Review of John McNeil, “The Old Moon”, Clarkesworld Issue 185, February (2022): Read Online. Reviewed by Myra Naik.
A robot who believes in spirituality meets a sentient plant that has faith in physics above all. An interesting concept, for sure.
The robot’s backstory gave quite a bit of depth to the story, and as a reader, I could understand their internal struggle to try and reconcile this new information with their existing belief system. Beliefs that had so far been taken for granted.
But knowledge brings power and sometimes the necessity of unfortunate choices. An unexpectedly emotional story.
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