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danandsaurus's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
scifi_rat's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.0
destroyed by the waters - ★★
the sea troll's daughter - ★★
and if the body were not the soul - ★★★¼
imago - ★★★★
paranormal romance - ★★¼
three points masculine - ★★½
das steingeschöpf - ★★½
the deepwater bride - ★★★★
the shape of my name - ★★★
otherwise - ★★
the night train - ★★
ours is the prettiest - ★★½
don't press charges and i won't sue - ★★★
driving jenny home - ½
i'm alive, i love you, i'll see you in reno - ★
in the the eyes of jack saul - ★★
secondhand bodies - ★★★★
seasons of glass and iron - ★★★¼
né łe! - ★★★
the duke of riverside - ★★★¼
cat pictures please - ★★★¾
the lily and the horn - ★¾
calved - ★★★¼
the river's children - ★★
the sea troll's daughter - ★★
and if the body were not the soul - ★★★¼
imago - ★★★★
paranormal romance - ★★¼
three points masculine - ★★½
das steingeschöpf - ★★½
the deepwater bride - ★★★★
the shape of my name - ★★★
otherwise - ★★
the night train - ★★
ours is the prettiest - ★★½
don't press charges and i won't sue - ★★★
driving jenny home - ½
i'm alive, i love you, i'll see you in reno - ★
in the the eyes of jack saul - ★★
secondhand bodies - ★★★★
seasons of glass and iron - ★★★¼
né łe! - ★★★
the duke of riverside - ★★★¼
cat pictures please - ★★★¾
the lily and the horn - ★¾
calved - ★★★¼
the river's children - ★★
starduststyx's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
3.75
NOTE: there are so many content warnings for this book and im too lazy to add them atm
This took a WHILE to complete because some stories are really good and others feel insulting like they shouldn't be there at all!! ( I'd say my least favorite was The Night Train by Lavie Tidhar. Yes it was interesting, but there are many issues I have that I won't go into at the moment )
This anthology introduced me to some new amazing authors and also helped me understand how I feel about stories more. Some stories made me feel frustrated and confused because I wonder what the point is, but not every story needs a point or needs everything to feel good.
Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue by Charlie Jane Anders was so terrifying and heart breaking I had to put the book down multiple times. But I also thought it was such a strong story and felt grounded in how it was told.
Other faves I would like to mention before wrapping this up are:
- The Lily and the Horn by Catherynne M Valente
- Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer
- Né łe! by Darcie Little Badger
-Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
This took a WHILE to complete because some stories are really good and others feel insulting like they shouldn't be there at all!! ( I'd say my least favorite was The Night Train by Lavie Tidhar. Yes it was interesting, but there are many issues I have that I won't go into at the moment )
This anthology introduced me to some new amazing authors and also helped me understand how I feel about stories more. Some stories made me feel frustrated and confused because I wonder what the point is, but not every story needs a point or needs everything to feel good.
Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue by Charlie Jane Anders was so terrifying and heart breaking I had to put the book down multiple times. But I also thought it was such a strong story and felt grounded in how it was told.
Other faves I would like to mention before wrapping this up are:
- The Lily and the Horn by Catherynne M Valente
- Cat Pictures Please by Naomi Kritzer
- Né łe! by Darcie Little Badger
-Seasons of Glass and Iron by Amal El-Mohtar
connorgirvan's review
3.0
3.5 / 5 stars
To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of sci-fi/fantasy writing but I thought this anthology would be a nice way to ease into the genre because if I didn't like one story there would be another shortly after.
At the beginning, I really liked the concept of some of the stories (like major cities being flooded and tourist sites for diving etc) but I wasn't overly vibing with the style. The more I read the book however, the more I got into the right frame of mind and by the end of it I really enjoyed the collection. My favourite stories tended to be ones which were rooted in a more relatable society just with an additional technology that say prolonged death - basically any that were black mirror-esque - or ones which featured death as a prominent theme (like the story about driving the girl home from prom every day). There were some typos/omissions I noticed in the writing that meant the sentence didn't make sense (and I don't usually pick up on those majorly tbh) but other than that there were no complaints.
My favourite stories were: 'Imago' by Tristan Alice Nieto, 'And If The Body Were Not The Soul' by A.C. Wise, 'Das Steingeschöpf' by G.V. Anderson, and 'Calved' by Sam J. Miller (surprisingly, the first three are from the beginning of the book when I was still getting into the stories - but these four are the ones I remember enjoying the most. Particularly, Imago and Calved.)
To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of sci-fi/fantasy writing but I thought this anthology would be a nice way to ease into the genre because if I didn't like one story there would be another shortly after.
At the beginning, I really liked the concept of some of the stories (like major cities being flooded and tourist sites for diving etc) but I wasn't overly vibing with the style. The more I read the book however, the more I got into the right frame of mind and by the end of it I really enjoyed the collection. My favourite stories tended to be ones which were rooted in a more relatable society just with an additional technology that say prolonged death - basically any that were black mirror-esque - or ones which featured death as a prominent theme (like the story about driving the girl home from prom every day). There were some typos/omissions I noticed in the writing that meant the sentence didn't make sense (and I don't usually pick up on those majorly tbh) but other than that there were no complaints.
My favourite stories were: 'Imago' by Tristan Alice Nieto, 'And If The Body Were Not The Soul' by A.C. Wise, 'Das Steingeschöpf' by G.V. Anderson, and 'Calved' by Sam J. Miller (surprisingly, the first three are from the beginning of the book when I was still getting into the stories - but these four are the ones I remember enjoying the most. Particularly, Imago and Calved.)
sofinch's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best short story anthologies I've read! Usually anthologies are very hit or miss for me, but I really enjoyed the majority of these.
Favorites:
Das Steingeschöpf - G.V. Anderson
The Deepwater Bride - Tamsyn Muir
The Shape of My Name - Nino Cipri
Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue - Charlie Jane Anders
Secondhand Bodies - Neon Yang
Né łe! - Darcie Little Badger
Cat Pictures Please - Naomi Kritzer
The Lily and the Horn - Catherynne M. Valente
Favorites:
Das Steingeschöpf - G.V. Anderson
The Deepwater Bride - Tamsyn Muir
The Shape of My Name - Nino Cipri
Don't Press Charges and I Won't Sue - Charlie Jane Anders
Secondhand Bodies - Neon Yang
Né łe! - Darcie Little Badger
Cat Pictures Please - Naomi Kritzer
The Lily and the Horn - Catherynne M. Valente
alanadeluca's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.5
moddey_dhoo's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
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
4.0