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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-08T17:48:36.000Z",
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  "textContent": "_Maya is a “camera” who broadcasts, not only what she sees, but also what she feels, to billions worldwide. And she just found something worth sharing._\n\nAfter really enjoying Reed’s short story _The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For_ , I was looking forward to reading this novel, originally published in the 90s. The edition I read included a laudatory foreword by Jo Walton, an author whose opinion I respect, and in retrospect probably raised my expectations a little _too_ high.\n\nThough full of fascinating ideas, and doesn’t read like an old-fashioned relic, it isn’t really my type of sci-fi. Still an interesting book, and Reed wrote some shockingly prescient things. Sadly, not the good kind.\n\nAlso, I either prefer Reed’s shorter fiction, or perhaps her newer work. For me, it just didn’t rise to the level of _The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For_ , in either writing or world-building. That said, I’m looking forward to the novel she’s publishing this year. ★★★☆☆",
  "title": "The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed",
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