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flat_castle's review
5.0
I liked the 2017 collection much better than the 2016. All stories were good, Welcome to the Medical Clinic caught me a little off guard in a collection like this - in a good way, it was great fun. I want to list a few other stories that I really enjoyed but I'm worried it will grow into a copy of the table of contents.
vdarcangelo's review
5.0
Faves:
Genevieve Valentine: "Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home"
Alexander Weinstein: "Openness"
Jeremiah Tolbert: "Not by Wardrobe, Tornado, or Looking Glass"
Brian Evenson: "Smear"
Caroline M. Yoachim: "Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0"
Alice Sola Kim: "Successor, Usurper, Replacement"
Nick Wolven: "Caspar D. Luckinbill, What are You Going to Do?"
Dale Bailey: "I Was a Teenage Werewolf"
Genevieve Valentine: "Everyone from Themis Sends Letters Home"
Alexander Weinstein: "Openness"
Jeremiah Tolbert: "Not by Wardrobe, Tornado, or Looking Glass"
Brian Evenson: "Smear"
Caroline M. Yoachim: "Welcome to the Medical Clinic at the Interplanetary Relay Station | Hours Since the Last Patient Death: 0"
Alice Sola Kim: "Successor, Usurper, Replacement"
Nick Wolven: "Caspar D. Luckinbill, What are You Going to Do?"
Dale Bailey: "I Was a Teenage Werewolf"
reasie's review
5.0
Reading these anthologies have really shown me where I can and should up my fiction game.
I drag my feet on writing the GoodReads reviews for anthologies though because I'm always embarrassed I can't remember the titles and author's names. Like "There was a really cool story about sea monsters and nostalgia" might not be as satisfying to you, dear reader, than "My favorite was Story X by Author Y."
I was delighted there were only two stories I'd already read in the collection, and I enjoyed reading them again.
There was only one story I flatly didn't like, which was easily skipped and who knows, it could be your favorite when you read it.
I drag my feet on writing the GoodReads reviews for anthologies though because I'm always embarrassed I can't remember the titles and author's names. Like "There was a really cool story about sea monsters and nostalgia" might not be as satisfying to you, dear reader, than "My favorite was Story X by Author Y."
I was delighted there were only two stories I'd already read in the collection, and I enjoyed reading them again.
There was only one story I flatly didn't like, which was easily skipped and who knows, it could be your favorite when you read it.
go_devils's review
adventurous
dark
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? It's complicated
3.25
sasper87's review
3.0
Like most short story books this one was up and down - some great and intriguing some just meh. However, overall this was a fun read
gettyhesse's review
4.0
Not as good as last year's, though that might just be because my literary tastes more closely align with Karen Joy Fowler than Charles Yu.
lauralhart's review
5.0
Delightful, wildly imaginative collection of stories that ranges from hopeful to cynical. I was only bored with one story (I Was a Teenage Werewolf), which leads me to believe the editor knew what he was doing when selecting these stories.