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battramsysni's review against another edition
This was gifted to me like three years ago. Found the writing style not very smooth and fluent. Hard to read. Pretty sure I won’t pick it up again. Give away
clare_cedar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.0
youpie's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
fritzh8u's review
3.0
Skip the wait and get used to the environment as a continuous character now, before the world burns
jukaschar's review against another edition
2.0
This collection is a strange mix. All stories are interesting in their own way, but I only really liked two of them: Xibalba Dreams of the West by André Silva and Sun in the Heart by Roberta Spindler.
In all other stories there was at least some amount of machismo present that might be typical and an indication for the sad reality in Brazil and Portugal. I must admit that's one of the main reasons most of this anthology fell flat for me.
Most of the stories had a late 70s/early 80s feel to them and felt outdated despite the intruiging ideas presented in them. I feel like seeing a list of each author's main influences would be quite revealing.
In all other stories there was at least some amount of machismo present that might be typical and an indication for the sad reality in Brazil and Portugal. I must admit that's one of the main reasons most of this anthology fell flat for me.
Most of the stories had a late 70s/early 80s feel to them and felt outdated despite the intruiging ideas presented in them. I feel like seeing a list of each author's main influences would be quite revealing.
lilopalu's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
This short story collection provides an interesting perspective on Brasil and on possible futures in which we are no longer relying on our current technologies. But these futures are far from utopias and I really liked that. The stories are imaginative and there is a nice mix of different stories. Not all writing styles were for me, but I really liked to read stories from a variety of new-to-me authors.
blauerbuchling's review against another edition
3.0
Sadly enough not as interesting as I thought it would be. There were a few stories I really liked, but the rest of them didn’t really feel like solarpunk to me, and the last story was difficult for me to finish because it just couldn’t really hook me. However, that’s just my personal opinion and there are a few interesting ideas in this anthology, so it can’t hurt to give it a try.
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