"Utopia, LOL" is a 2017 science fiction short story by Jamie Wahls. It was first published in '' Strange Horizons''.

Synopsis

After Charlie is revived from suspended animation, is his guide to the distant future.

Reception

"Utopia, LOL" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2017.Utopia, LOL
at Science Fiction Writers of America; published June 2, 2018 ''

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'' observed that despite Kit's essentially "scatterbrained" nature, the story ends on a "serious, and even inspiring" note.Strange Horizons, June 5, 2017
reviewed by Victoria Silverwolf; published June 5, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018 '' Locus'' considered it to be "very nice", with a "resolution that snaps home beautifully", but criticized Wahls' portrayal of Kit as having a "somewhat anachronistic contemporary voice ( text-speak, essentially)" (while conceding that this could most likely be explained away as a translation).Rich Horton reviews Short Fiction: August 2017
by Rich Horton, in '' Locus''; published October 19, 2017. Retrieved June 2, 2018

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Text of the story
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