(WFC) The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman

[James Nicoll]

The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman

A junior officer witnesses as an unqualified, xenophobic captain
attempts to negotiate the transfer from aliens of technology that
will permit humans to be even more annoying than they currently
are.

https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

[Cryptoengineer]

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
A junior officer witnesses as an unqualified, xenophobic captain
attempts to negotiate the transfer from aliens of technology that
will permit humans to be even more annoying than they currently
are.
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

You complain that audio books are slow. I agree. I also
agree that a lot of YT videos have info that could have
been a couple paragraphs of text rather than a 10 minute
video.

Have you tried bumping up the speed? Most readers (and YT)
can do this. I find that at 1.5x pretty much everything is
perfectly understandable - the readers just sound a bit
enthusiastic. I've got used to that, and now listen to a
most videos and podcasts at 1.75x. 2x is too fast, except
for slow speakers. I've heard that some listen at
3x - mainly blind people who've been doing it all their
lives.

Some players will also auto-edit out pauses, which saves
time with some loss of characterization.

pt

[Michael F. Stemper]

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?

[RelMark]

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?

World Fantasy Convention, I believe.
There's an explanation for the review category here:
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/post/another-year-another-grand-project-for-
fridays

RelMark

[Scott Dorsey]

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?

With Feta Cheese. It's option 6 on the pita platter.

Also World Fantasy Convention.
--scott

[James Nicoll]

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?

Last decade, World Fantasy put together a bountiful assortment of all
white panels because apparently they didn't know of any POC. I thought
I could do their homework for them so at least once a week, every
Friday, I review a book by a different POC. No repeats* so if
WFC finds itself short on ideas, they can just skim down the list
of authors in that particular category.

Because I read a lot of manga, in practice there are a lot of POC
authors in that category as well. I think the last set of stats
I have for how my numbers compare to the median reviewer, I
reviewed books in general at about 45x the pace, books by women
at... a hundred times? I think, and books by POC at a pace about
two hundred times. The median reviewer doesn't review a lot of
books and only reviews a book by a POC once every two years or
so so it hard not to have numbers that greatly exceed them.

* In a calendar year.

There are authors like de Bodard and Mohamed who are prolific. Generally,
the first book by them reviewed in a calendar year goes under WFC and
the rest under other, suitable, categories.

[Michael F. Stemper]

Post by James Nicoll

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?

Last decade, World Fantasy put together a bountiful assortment of all
white panels because apparently they didn't know of any POC. I thought
I could do their homework for them so at least once a week, every
Friday, I review a book by a different POC. No repeats* so if
WFC finds itself short on ideas, they can just skim down the list
of authors in that particular category.

[snip remainder of interesting background]

Thanks for the info! Not only "what", but "why".

[James Nicoll]

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by James Nicoll

Post by Michael F. Stemper

Post by James Nicoll
The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?

Last decade, World Fantasy put together a bountiful assortment of all
white panels because apparently they didn't know of any POC. I thought
I could do their homework for them so at least once a week, every
Friday, I review a book by a different POC. No repeats* so if
WFC finds itself short on ideas, they can just skim down the list
of authors in that particular category.

[snip remainder of interesting background]
Thanks for the info! Not only "what", but "why".

The interesting or an interesting development is that I collect
appropriate books for that category a lot faster than I can
review them. I don't think that would have been true 20 years
and depending on how next week's elections go, it might not
be true in a year.