Reviews

Dangerous WomenPart I by Nancy Kress, Brandon Sanderson, Megan Abbott, Carrie Vaughn, Lawrence Block, Joe R. Lansdale, Gardner Dozois, George R.R. Martin

dappledshade's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

thereadingcat15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

Ratings per story:
Raisa Stepanova by Carrie Vaugh- ⭐⭐⭐
I Know How to Pick 'Em by Lawrence Block-⭐
Neighbors by Megan Lindholm-⭐⭐⭐
Wrestling Jesus by Joe R. Lansdale- ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My Heart is Either Broken by Megan Abbott- ⭐⭐
Nora's Song by Cecelia Holland- ⭐⭐
The Princess and the Queen by George R.R. Martin-⭐⭐⭐⭐

I will post my thoughts on my IG and blog.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Suicide

manzabar's review against another edition

2.0

This collection is less "Dangerous Women" and more "Women in Dangerous Situations".

pleasejustletmeread's review against another edition

3.0

Meant to give it three and a half stars, but since that is not a possibility, three stars will have to make do.
A variation of short stories written by very different authors; all brilliant, but with their own unique style of writing, both concerning language, vocabulary, sentence structure, etc., and genre, here implied how the story is built.
This makes a short story collection like this ideal for people wanting to broaden their horizon and read outside their comfort zone, as it is an eye opener to authors some people otherwise wouldn't have read anything from.
That being said, the collection easily comes of rather chaotic and messy, as the short stories are VERY different, and do not have many things in common. Yes, they feature strong women, but that is about it..

jasmiinaf's review against another edition

3.0

3,21/5. Not the kind of stories I had hoped for. Some were good but didn't really fit to the theme.

posole's review against another edition

3.0

My favorites were the ones by Lawrence Block, Megan Lindholm, and Megan Abbot. The one by George RR Martin is a historical account of a fight for the iron throne. There are dragons and you’d think it would be exciting, but no. It was dry and disappointing and I didn’t finish it. It was a snoozer.

evesdown's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

ari_in_the_bookshop's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

trans_ishtar's review against another edition

2.0

Apart from the Princess and the Queen, this book was a disappointment.
"Tales of Women Making a Difference"? Yeah, right.
Raisa Stepanova: 2 stars.
I Know How to Pick 'em: 1 star. (I'd give less if I could)
Neighbors: 3 stars.
Wrestling Jesus: 1 star.
My Heart is Either Broken: 1 star.
Nora's Song: 2 stars.
The Princess and the Queen: 3 stars.

morvoren's review against another edition

3.0

Some of the stories I really loved, especially Carrie Vaughn's and Brandon Sanderson's, and if they were all like that this would definitely get five stars, but for a book titled dangerous women, it was funny how many of the stories were written from the male perspective, treating women as some other creature, and in this instance I didn't see dangerous women, I saw men blaming women for their own mistakes. Offering the view of a women through the male gaze could have worked if it wasn't so typical. Even Wrestling Jesus, which was a pretty cool tale overall, focused too much on this beautiful woman that men were captivated by, and the real reason for her danger was not really on her part at all.

But overall a good read, and you do get a bit of Westeros history at the start :D