Boobs (short story)

Last updated

"Boobs" is a fantasy short story by Suzy McKee Charnas. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction , in July 1989.

Contents

Synopsis

Kelsey Bornstein's classmates bully her because she is the first person their age to grow large breasts. However, instead of menstruating, Kelsey becomes a werewolf.

Reception

"Boobs" won the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Short Story [1] and was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 1989. [2] Charnas noted that Kelsey is "pretty selfish and empathy blind". [3]

References

  1. ↑ 1990 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 7, 2018
  2. ↑ Boobs, by Suzy McKee Charnas, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved August 7, 2018
  3. ↑ Closed Systems Kill: An Interview with Suzy McKee Charnas, by Joan Gordon, in Science Fiction Studies #79 = Volume 26, Part 3 = November 1999; archived at DePauw University; retrieved August 7, 2018
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.