SF Revu on Pump Six

John Joseph Adams | July 1st 2008 at 4:00 am

SF Revu has an enthusiastic review of Paolo Bacigalupi’s Pump Six. Here’s a snippet: “I’m of the opinion that there has never been a more timely collection of science fiction stories than Paolo Bacigalupi’s Pump Six. … A great story makes you think. What would I do in this situation? What effect would this have on me? You incorporate yourself into the story, you think and you wonder long after you’ve put the book down. Paolo Bacigalupi writes stories that do that and is, in my mind, proving himself to be one of the best new writers in science fiction today. I don’t like it when critics take one writer and compare him to another author in a different genre, but I’ll do it anyways. Style-wise, Bacigalupi reminds me a lot of Cormac McCarthy. His words are precise, and his prose lean and clean. As well, there’s an underlying rhythm, a beat that’s playing as you read. I look forward to the next book or short story from Paolo Bacigalupi and can’t recommend this collection enough. As dark as his stories are, the guy’s got a seriously bright future ahead as a writer.”

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