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mariekev's review
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-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
4.0
ameliez's review
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
voidinbloom's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
4.25
mayor_of_taco_town's review
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-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? It's complicated
5.0
auntiejamie's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
As a collection of short stories, this book lives up to the hype. The most surprising thing about the stories is how suddenly many of them end. You're left wanting more. I think that's a plus, but others might feel differently.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation, Colonisation, and Body horror
These are stories that are speculative and fantastical about the future. It should be understood going into it that there are a lot of bleak depictions of the future.butchbatman's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-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? It's complicated
4.5
literaturesciencealliance's review
dark
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
This collection was a delight to read and very consistent in quality for a short story anthology. Obviously like with any anthology there will be hits and misses but the fact that all of these short stories were less than 20 pages and I could easily read one a day for 10-15 minutes and have a well paced short story was a delight. My experience was also enhanced but reading a story a day with two of my friends for a month and half. Its always fun buddy reading short story collections cause you really see different experiences and perspectives even for stories that didn't land. Of the three parts my favorite was probably Watch since it focused on the relationship between new tech and society and I love exploring those questions but there were hits throughout this collection for me. Highly recommend if you want some bite-size sci-fi.
subdue_provide75's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
2.0
Some stories bad, others good. Hard to read so many new plots a row.
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