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Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by Jenn Northington, Swapna Krishna
3 reviews
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Violence, Gun violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Death of parent, Medical content, Death, Gore, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Vomit, Incest, and Rape
hailstorm3812's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I had fun with this. If you like Arthurian retellings this is enjoyable. Since it's an anthology it varies in quality and vibes from story to story but I enjoyed most. I will shout out MAYDAY by Maria Dahvana Headley, as it is by far the best.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexism, Racism, and Death of parent
Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Murder, Body horror, and Islamophobia
frantically's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.5
Above all, this was a mess. Some of the stories were truly spectacular — Mayday by Headley managed to get me SO invested in reading a simple list of objects and when Plummer publishes her first romcom, I'll be there at midnight buying a copy. But most of the other stories were either too short (not related to length but really ALL of the stories should've been like...1-2 pgs. longer), too long or simply way too removed from the Arthurian legends to be put into this book. News flash: Just because you make something race-bend or queer, that doesn't automatically make it a fantastic retelling. As other reviewers have said, I would have loved some short afterwords by the authors on their pieces.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Death of parent and Death
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