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Love After the End: Two-Spirit Utopias & Dystopias by Joshua Whitehead

8 reviews

bookishmillennial's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
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skudiklier's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I never really like reading short story collections because it takes me so long to get into them and then by the time I'm invested that's right when it ends. Then that's on loop the whole book. But that said I did really like this collection! Super super interesting worlds, some of which I really wanted more of, but the stories were all a great length on their own. Lots of beautiful writing and apocalyptic stories with at least some hope in them. 
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spinesinaline's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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lynxpardinus's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful reflective

4.5

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nicole_koenigsknecht's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced

4.5

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krys_kilz's review against another edition

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

4.5

A truly incredible collection! My favorite stories were: "History of the New World" by Adam Garnet Jones, "Andwànikàdjigan" by Gabriel Castilloux Calderon, "Story for a Bottle" by Darcie Little Badger, "Nameless" by Nazbah Tom, and "Eloise" by David A. Robertson.
 
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questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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dytiscusfriend's review

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Every single story was compelling, beautifully written, and important. That in and of itself is very rare for an anthology. But the flow of the stories was also magnificent. Between exceptional editing and meaningful storytelling, Love After the End is easily favorite speculative fiction anthology I've read. I also feel that this collection offers a kind of imagination that is in direly short supply right now. Reflections on joy in devastation, love in ruin, and healing before it's too late. Ready this book because you want to be part of a future where you thrive. 
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