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77 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
3.46 AVERAGE
77 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
3.46 AVERAGE
Short stories are not normally my jam but I loved this book and the concept behind it. The creativity of each story was incredible and I enjoyed them all.
The only story I truly enjoyed was Cast Out. The others were ok but I’ll probably forgot about them soon.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A strong mix of prose and graphic short stories. The best of these highlight the value of collaboration, as each story involved a joint effort (whether brainstorming or writing together) between an Australian and Indian author. A great YA anthology.
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved this! There were a couple of stories I didn't love as much, but there were more that I wanted to be full length books!
So I read this purely for a review purpose and while I enjoyed it to me there was no stand out story I absolutely loved throughout the collection hence only the three starts. To be honest I enjoyed reading the introduction and authors views on the collaboration process more then most of the stories. It is actually really interesting how this collection came about and I feel like it would serve well in schools as it looks at some important issues but not always in a linear way. Some f the stories kind of dragged a bit and some of the graphics were a little hard for me to get into (they're not something I've ever really gotten into although I would like to try) but overall I think this collection has formed from something very important and was extremely fascinating.
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Soooo as with all anthologies, some were better than others. There were none I really LOVED, but overall it had really great themes about women/girls, and I loved how the Australian and Indian authors collaborated on it.
Full review to come!
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There are a lot of great things about this collection, and number one is that it’s all about girl power.
Who run the world, right?
It’s not always just about girls – it’s about girls AND guys, and society’s changing perceptions of girls and guys.
This is all done through the lens of speculative fiction.
There were all different kinds of stories, too – as it says in the blurb, there’s one about a kind of futuristic Masterchef, a sci-fi retelling of Red Riding Hood and GRAPHIC STORIES.
GRAPHIC STORIES PEOPLE.
I don’t actually read graphic novels but I DO like pictures. And while it’s a shame they were in black and white, I did really like that they were in a different format to usual.
The problem with anthologies, though, is that they’re not often consistently good.
And, sure, there were some AMAZING stories in here that really made me think, but a lot of them were pretty forgettable.
Even if there’s one story, or a couple of stories, that are really good, they’re overshadowed by the ones that AREN’T so good.
There were no terrible stories in this anthology – the speculative element gave a nice touch to real-world issues, which I really liked. But all the same, there were also no brilliant stories.
I’m still glad I read this.
It’s definitely a unique way to present a series of stories.
I also loved reading about the collaborations between the Aussie and Indian writers.
Hearing about how they worked together to either critique each other’s stories; or to match words with illustrations; that was fascinating to hear about.
If you like graphic stories, short stories or stories about women, this is one for you.
Full review to come!
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There are a lot of great things about this collection, and number one is that it’s all about girl power.
Who run the world, right?
It’s not always just about girls – it’s about girls AND guys, and society’s changing perceptions of girls and guys.
This is all done through the lens of speculative fiction.
There were all different kinds of stories, too – as it says in the blurb, there’s one about a kind of futuristic Masterchef, a sci-fi retelling of Red Riding Hood and GRAPHIC STORIES.
GRAPHIC STORIES PEOPLE.
I don’t actually read graphic novels but I DO like pictures. And while it’s a shame they were in black and white, I did really like that they were in a different format to usual.
The problem with anthologies, though, is that they’re not often consistently good.
And, sure, there were some AMAZING stories in here that really made me think, but a lot of them were pretty forgettable.
Even if there’s one story, or a couple of stories, that are really good, they’re overshadowed by the ones that AREN’T so good.
There were no terrible stories in this anthology – the speculative element gave a nice touch to real-world issues, which I really liked. But all the same, there were also no brilliant stories.
I’m still glad I read this.
It’s definitely a unique way to present a series of stories.
I also loved reading about the collaborations between the Aussie and Indian writers.
Hearing about how they worked together to either critique each other’s stories; or to match words with illustrations; that was fascinating to hear about.
If you like graphic stories, short stories or stories about women, this is one for you.