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76 reviews for:
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean
Margo Lanagan, Mandy Ord, Vandana Singh, Lily Mae Martin, Annie Zaidi, Payal Dhar, Alyssa Brugman, Justine Larbalestier, Kate Constable, Manjula Padmanabhan, Nicki Greenberg, Anita Roy, Penni Russon, Kuzhali Manicakavel, Kirsty Murray, Samhita Arni, Amruta Patil, Priya Kuriyan, Isobelle Carmody
3.45 AVERAGE
76 reviews for:
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean
Margo Lanagan, Mandy Ord, Vandana Singh, Lily Mae Martin, Annie Zaidi, Payal Dhar, Alyssa Brugman, Justine Larbalestier, Kate Constable, Manjula Padmanabhan, Nicki Greenberg, Anita Roy, Penni Russon, Kuzhali Manicakavel, Kirsty Murray, Samhita Arni, Amruta Patil, Priya Kuriyan, Isobelle Carmody
3.45 AVERAGE
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
I've scored this book a bit lower because it took me a long time to read it. I wanted to enjoy it more than I did. I found most of the stories a bit more confusing and engaging.
Absolutely stunning collection of short stories, short comic stories, and one play, written as collaborations between Indian and Australian authors and artists in response to rash of violence against young women. The stories all touch on feminist themes (though "Cool" felt a little out of place, though I liked it still!) with strong female protagonists and are so vivid, at times I forgot which ones were the comics and which were the written stories. I lost myself in the whole collection. Time to go back and re-read my favorites, which include:
-"Little Red Suit"
-"Cooking Time"
-"Cast Out"
-"Cat Calls"
-"Appetite"
-"Mirror Perfect"
-"What a Stone Can Feel"
-"Memory Lace"
But seriously, they're all pretty great.
*******
Counting as my indie press for the Read Harder challenge.
-"Little Red Suit"
-"Cooking Time"
-"Cast Out"
-"Cat Calls"
-"Appetite"
-"Mirror Perfect"
-"What a Stone Can Feel"
-"Memory Lace"
But seriously, they're all pretty great.
*******
Counting as my indie press for the Read Harder challenge.
I saw this at the library and decided it looked interesting. I had not heard about it before seeing it on display. It is a fascinating combination of narrative short stories and graphic shorts created by Australian and Indian authors and illustrators. The point of the book is to highlight struggles of teen girls with harassment. The book came out of a series of events that occurred close together in both countries where teen girls were the victims. Many of the stories depict a future where girls are still having to deal with the every day terrors of misogyny. All of them are empowering. The art in the graphic stories is all excellent. There were stories I enjoyed more than others, but they were all incredibly good.
Filled to the brim with sci-fi and strong women, this book was incredible. I'm still processing the beauty of the stories here, but I have to say: highly recommend.
I really, really wanted to like this book. Some of the stories I really enjoyed. Others felt like a pain to get through.
A short story/graphic collection of dystopian and fantasy stories with a feminist bent. Like all collections of this nature, some are better than others, but the target audience of young adults should enjoy. I found many of the graphic short stories the better of the collection.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The conception of this book was phenomenal and I applaud all of the cross-cultural collaborations. It is worth reading, but a little uneven.
A very nice collection of stories. Some were funny, some deep but all had incredible themes that must be tackled. Much much better than top stories.
Really, there were only two or three stories I didn't outwardly love from this. The rest I really enjoyed.