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A review by kbhenrickson
The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories by Connie Willis
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A solid collection of stories overall. I had originally borrowed it from the library to read one novella ("The Last of the Winnebagos"), but ended up reading the whole book. I was surprised to find that I had actually read two of the stories before (well, listened to in various SF story podcasts) and had not connected them to Connie Willis for some reason. After each story, there is a short afterword by the author, which I found interesting.
Favorite stories were (in the order they appear in the collection):
-"A Letter From the Clearys" (I can't describe why I liked it without spoilers)
-"Fire Watch" (if you enjoyed To Say Nothing of the Dog, this novelette was the first story set in that universe)
-"Even the Queen" (this one was a re-read, and the commentary at the end added to my enjoyment of the story)
-"All Seated on the Ground" (the Christmas carol details did get to be a bit much, but I really liked how it ended)
-"The Last of the Winnebagos" - this was probably my favorite of the favorites, but it is also pretty sad. Content warning:animal death
Favorite stories were (in the order they appear in the collection):
-"A Letter From the Clearys" (I can't describe why I liked it without spoilers)
-"Fire Watch" (if you enjoyed To Say Nothing of the Dog, this novelette was the first story set in that universe)
-"Even the Queen" (this one was a re-read, and the commentary at the end added to my enjoyment of the story)
-"All Seated on the Ground" (the Christmas carol details did get to be a bit much, but I really liked how it ended)
-"The Last of the Winnebagos" - this was probably my favorite of the favorites, but it is also pretty sad. Content warning: