tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post3215978620721753914..comments2023-09-12T06:18:38.552-04:00Comments on The World in the Satin Bag: Hugo Award 2012: The Winners (w/ Brief Commentary)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-67699755395875020412012-09-03T10:09:19.877-04:002012-09-03T10:09:19.877-04:00Carr: I am so glad the story moved you so much. ...Carr: I am so glad the story moved you so much. That is really awesome! I sent a tweet to Liu to read your comment because I think authors really appreciate it when readers are this moved.<br /><br />Glad I could bring it to your attention in my own small way. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13571452656553970472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33813337.post-13130102676405759762012-09-03T09:58:15.899-04:002012-09-03T09:58:15.899-04:00As a first generation immigrant from Taiwan (born ...As a first generation immigrant from Taiwan (born US) whose father legitimately designs origami models, I decided to go find Ken Liu's story, figuring that there had to be at least one thing in his work that I identified with.<br /><br />Now I am a sobbing puddle on the bed. <br /><br />When I played with origami figures as a child, I pretended they were alive. (Okay, so I still do that.) I can't read Chinese very well, though I am currently improving. I don't know when Qing Ming is. Maybe I haven't rejected my Chinese heritage as much as the short story's protagonist, having had the good fortune of growing up in a community that is 30% Asian, but in so many little ways, the story rang true. <br /><br />I barely pay attention to the Hugos, though I pause here to wonder whether if GOT had been in the short form category, that it might have swept the nominations. Heh. <br /><br />I'll forward the story to my parents. Thanks for bringing it to my awareness.Carrakahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07921977661733992333noreply@blogger.com