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heathersbike's review against another edition
DNF
I had this book for months. And I couldn't finish it. Some of the stories I read were good. Some weren't. But it wasn't compelling enough to remember to pick it up and read it. Some of that was it was a physical book. I'm doing worse and worse with those. I really like my ebooks, especially as my eyes get worse. But I read Dean Koontz's latest and couldn't put it down. So, not just that. I might try again if I get a hold of the ebook. In general I like short stories.
I had this book for months. And I couldn't finish it. Some of the stories I read were good. Some weren't. But it wasn't compelling enough to remember to pick it up and read it. Some of that was it was a physical book. I'm doing worse and worse with those. I really like my ebooks, especially as my eyes get worse. But I read Dean Koontz's latest and couldn't put it down. So, not just that. I might try again if I get a hold of the ebook. In general I like short stories.
meghan_is_reading's review against another edition
Lots and lots of different stories in this collection. War, colonization, PTSD, obsession, different ways of 'winning.' A solid read, with a lot of great writers.
declaired's review against another edition
4.0
Like all short story collections that I write reviews for, this review will be benignly neglectful; I read a story a day around April-ish, during which I had defined opinions about things, and then I forgot about it and finished up the last two stories today.
It is quite a collection! Splits between some classic fantasy (the first story is from like, 1970, which makes it Extremely Classic Fantasy; I liked it more from an archaeological point of view); to modern historical (hi Carrie Vaughn's flying WW2 girls); and Sci Fi and Other, I believe. They all have catchier titles, of course. There's quite a lot to tickle the fancy of a girl who likes girls with swords (and various other weapons); but some fights are best won with games (Yoon Ha Lee's contribution).
I would say there were more stories here that I liked than that I didn't; I do think I skipped 90% of the "modern warfare" but that's probably mostly a personal preference.
It is quite a collection! Splits between some classic fantasy (the first story is from like, 1970, which makes it Extremely Classic Fantasy; I liked it more from an archaeological point of view); to modern historical (hi Carrie Vaughn's flying WW2 girls); and Sci Fi and Other, I believe. They all have catchier titles, of course. There's quite a lot to tickle the fancy of a girl who likes girls with swords (and various other weapons); but some fights are best won with games (Yoon Ha Lee's contribution).
I would say there were more stories here that I liked than that I didn't; I do think I skipped 90% of the "modern warfare" but that's probably mostly a personal preference.
ithil's review against another edition
3.0
Esta antología para mi gusto ha sido muy irregular. Por dos razones principales.
Uno. Desde mi gusto personal algunos relatos me han flipado, y otros me han resultado pesados. Pero en sí la mayoría me han dejado indiferentes. Considero que es una lectura que ha merecido mucho la pena porque sencillamente algunas historias son increíbles y maravillosas y sé que de otra forma no las habría leído. Pero por otro lado, también hay algunas que, a pesar de su brevedad, se me han hecho pesadas y difíciles de digerir. Así la mayoría me han resultado indiferentes; de estas que las lees, piensas "oh, pues ha estado bien" pero una vez que terminas el libro, no las recuerdas.
Dos. Al estar agrupadas por temáticas se me terminaban haciendo repetitivas. No por género, que eso me parece genial, sino por temas. Sobre todo los relatos finales, cuyo tema era la guerra. Al tener trasfondos similares, y carecer de rasgos definitorios, pues al ser un relato, se suele prescindir de ellos, me ha ayudado a esa sensación de estar leyendo sobre lo mismo todo el rato. Desde mi punto de vista como lectora para mi esto ha sido un fallo, pues en vez de mantenerme en vilo por ver qué tipo de historia iba a encontrar, me ha ido sumiendo en la monotonía y no ayudaba a motivarme.
No obstante, gracias a esta antología he descubierto a varias autoras que no conocía y me ha motivado a investigar sobre ellas, lo cual siempre es un acierto.
Uno. Desde mi gusto personal algunos relatos me han flipado, y otros me han resultado pesados. Pero en sí la mayoría me han dejado indiferentes. Considero que es una lectura que ha merecido mucho la pena porque sencillamente algunas historias son increíbles y maravillosas y sé que de otra forma no las habría leído. Pero por otro lado, también hay algunas que, a pesar de su brevedad, se me han hecho pesadas y difíciles de digerir. Así la mayoría me han resultado indiferentes; de estas que las lees, piensas "oh, pues ha estado bien" pero una vez que terminas el libro, no las recuerdas.
Dos. Al estar agrupadas por temáticas se me terminaban haciendo repetitivas. No por género, que eso me parece genial, sino por temas. Sobre todo los relatos finales, cuyo tema era la guerra. Al tener trasfondos similares, y carecer de rasgos definitorios, pues al ser un relato, se suele prescindir de ellos, me ha ayudado a esa sensación de estar leyendo sobre lo mismo todo el rato. Desde mi punto de vista como lectora para mi esto ha sido un fallo, pues en vez de mantenerme en vilo por ver qué tipo de historia iba a encontrar, me ha ido sumiendo en la monotonía y no ayudaba a motivarme.
No obstante, gracias a esta antología he descubierto a varias autoras que no conocía y me ha motivado a investigar sobre ellas, lo cual siempre es un acierto.
jameseckman's review
3.0
A decent collection of shorts of which I've read very few and many are of recent vintage. Also unusual, I've heard of most of the authors. At least one of these, The Girls from Avenger is a straight historical fiction, an example of the wide genre spread of this collection. Many of these stories are pretty grim and graphic, consider this fair warning.
crystallinegirl's review
3.0
This felt like an older anthology, but I recognized a lot of the authors in it, and I was excited to see a sci-fi anthology centered on war but starring women. The book is divided into five sections; Swords (& Spears & Arrows & Axes) and Sorcery focuses on the more standard fantasy warriors - knights, and mages, and the like in fantasy worlds. The next section, Just Yesterday & Perhaps Just Beyond Tomorrow, is closer to contemporary fiction, with a story set during WWII, and a drone pilot, and then an alien invasion of Earth. Somewhere Between Myth & Possibility is like a combination of sci-fi and fantasy; there are space ships and alternate dimensions and witches. The fourth section is Space Aria, and it is what it sounds like - space opera. Pretty straight sci-fi. It's the fifth section that has the most thought-provoking pieces. Will No War End All War? centers stories about the cost of war. And it's a little depressing, to be honest. It's a heavy topic, so that's unsurprising, but it left me in a low emotional place when I shut the book.
Warrior Women is a really interesting book, with twenty-four different stories examining different aspects of war. Some stories are told by soldiers, some by scientists, some by commanders, some by the sisters and daughters of soldiers. The book does a really good job of examining the subject from all angles. I am eager to see what my husband, as a former Marine, thinks of the book. I can't say that I enjoyed the book, exactly, but it gave me a LOT to think about. And books that do that are just as important as escapist fantasy.
You can find all my reviews at Goddess in the Stacks.
Warrior Women is a really interesting book, with twenty-four different stories examining different aspects of war. Some stories are told by soldiers, some by scientists, some by commanders, some by the sisters and daughters of soldiers. The book does a really good job of examining the subject from all angles. I am eager to see what my husband, as a former Marine, thinks of the book. I can't say that I enjoyed the book, exactly, but it gave me a LOT to think about. And books that do that are just as important as escapist fantasy.
You can find all my reviews at Goddess in the Stacks.
greymalkin's review
5.0
A wonderful anthology with a very well curated variety of stories and takes on the idea of a "woman warrior".
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