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ca2nova's review
3.0
I liked this little book. The fact that the stories reference locations or are set in neighbourhoods I'm familiar with added to my enjoyment.
stevendedalus's review
4.0
A very imaginative collection, even if many stories seem a bit farfetched for only a decade and a bit away.
The commitment to progressiveness is great (though the Jewish-focused Olympic virus seems a bit Zionist) from hard sci-fi to activism to some welcome surrealism from Paul Hong.
It does very little to predict the future but it's a lovely little initiative with great story art and impressive diversity.
The commitment to progressiveness is great (though the Jewish-focused Olympic virus seems a bit Zionist) from hard sci-fi to activism to some welcome surrealism from Paul Hong.
It does very little to predict the future but it's a lovely little initiative with great story art and impressive diversity.
snixo048's review
2.0
Full disclosure, I don't usually like short stories but this was recommended to me by a local book nerd. After really enjoying radicalised by Cory Doctorow, I thought I would give more short stories a try (he also gave the book a good review).
This has not changed my mind on short stories. I think the premise is really cool (all the authors had specific characteristics of the world they had to work within), but the execution fell flat for me. Only one story (The Ravine) had any staying power for me. That story gives the book it's one star. The rest I found an absolute slog.
Perhaps those into futurism and short stories will enjoy this book more than I did. It's a cool project I suggest supporting if only for the localism, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
This has not changed my mind on short stories. I think the premise is really cool (all the authors had specific characteristics of the world they had to work within), but the execution fell flat for me. Only one story (The Ravine) had any staying power for me. That story gives the book it's one star. The rest I found an absolute slog.
Perhaps those into futurism and short stories will enjoy this book more than I did. It's a cool project I suggest supporting if only for the localism, but it just wasn't my cup of tea.
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