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mmhatton06's review against another edition
i enjoyed the short stories- well written with some melancholy.
knitasgonnaknit's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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? No
3.0
bustecap's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Short stories like jelly beans and everyone will have some they love or hate
foxconfessor's review
4.0
I enjoyed all of these stories, though I don't know if I actually understood any of them. Very engaging read.
sauvageloup's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
I think I'll abstain from a star rating on this one considering I've forgotten the stories in the first half
Pros:
- there are some compelling stories in here, which were really creative and unusual.
- I especially liked Reap by Sami Shah (very gripping), The Jinn Hunter's Apprentice by E J Swift (the spaceship element was rly cool), Message in a bottle by K J Parker (premise was great, inconclusive end) and Bring Your Own Spoon by Saad Z Hossain (enjoyed the post apocalyptic vibes and the hopeful note).
- probably others from the start I liked but I forget, since this book was a year in reading (whattttt)
cons:
- i think maybe the format isnt for me, or not stories this short. i never wanted to carry on reading, and invest in a new story all over again. they were over too soon for me to have any attachment, and jumping straight from one story to another didnt appeal.
- some stories were very misogynistic and grim and i just didnt enjoy them
overall, a mix of great and mediocre stories, also my problem because I didnt gel with short stories format.
Pros:
- there are some compelling stories in here, which were really creative and unusual.
- I especially liked Reap by Sami Shah (very gripping), The Jinn Hunter's Apprentice by E J Swift (the spaceship element was rly cool), Message in a bottle by K J Parker (premise was great, inconclusive end) and Bring Your Own Spoon by Saad Z Hossain (enjoyed the post apocalyptic vibes and the hopeful note).
- probably others from the start I liked but I forget, since this book was a year in reading (whattttt)
cons:
- i think maybe the format isnt for me, or not stories this short. i never wanted to carry on reading, and invest in a new story all over again. they were over too soon for me to have any attachment, and jumping straight from one story to another didnt appeal.
- some stories were very misogynistic and grim and i just didnt enjoy them
overall, a mix of great and mediocre stories, also my problem because I didnt gel with short stories format.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Child death, Violence, and Misogyny
triptisoni's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
3.75
caitcoy's review
3.0
The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories is, as you might guess, an anthology centered around different interpretations of djinn. How you interpret the meaning of djinn differs depending on culture and this collection contains a number of different ones, and I was glad to see more authors from the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
It's a fairly well rounded collection of twenty stories with some authors I was already very familiar with and quite a lot that I wasn't. This isn't landing in my list of favorite anthologies but there were only a few stories that I'd count as true duds. Most were enjoyable with a few standouts:
Majnun by Helene Wecker
A Tale of Ash in Seven Birds by Amal El Mohtar
Reap by Sami Shah
History by Nnedi Okorafor
If you're curious about djinn in general or want a more Middle East/Asian inspired SFF anthology, this one is worth picking up.
It's a fairly well rounded collection of twenty stories with some authors I was already very familiar with and quite a lot that I wasn't. This isn't landing in my list of favorite anthologies but there were only a few stories that I'd count as true duds. Most were enjoyable with a few standouts:
Majnun by Helene Wecker
A Tale of Ash in Seven Birds by Amal El Mohtar
Reap by Sami Shah
History by Nnedi Okorafor
If you're curious about djinn in general or want a more Middle East/Asian inspired SFF anthology, this one is worth picking up.
nefarious_shrimp's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0