The Wedding Album (short story)

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"The Wedding Album" is a science fiction short story by David Marusek. It was first published in Asimov's Science Fiction in June 1999.

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Synopsis

After their wedding, Anne and Ben realize that they are merely recordings of the real Anne and Ben, destined to relive the hours surrounding the wedding for all eternity.

Reception

"The Wedding Album" won the 2000 Theodore Sturgeon Award, [1] and was a finalist for the 1999 Nebula Award for Best Novella. [2] In the New York Times , Dave Itzkoff described it as "ominous and surprisingly moving". [3] At Strange Horizons , however, Adam Roberts felt that it "show(s) signs of being overboiled" and is "too long" — specifying that it is "very good, but (...) could be better." [4] Cory Doctorow stated that the story "floored" him, praising how it "reels from heartbreaking to mind-bending like a poet on a magnificent drunk". [5]

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References

  1. The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award at the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction; retrieved September 27, 2018
  2. 1999 - The Nebula Awards, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved September 27, 2018
  3. It's All Geek to Me, by Dave Itzkoff, in the New York Times ; published March 5, 2006; retrieved September 27, 2018
  4. Getting To Know You, by David Marusek, reviewed by Adam Roberts; at Strange Horizons ; published 5 November 2007; retrieved September 27, 2018
  5. Counting Heads: exciting, major new sf novel, by Cory Doctorow, at BoingBoing; published October 27, 2005; retrieved September 27, 2018