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A review by smalefowles
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2020 edition by Charlie Jane Anders
4.0
The fact that it took me an absurdly long amount of time to actually finish this collection should be considered to cast no aspersions on its merit.
This is a very strong collection overall, and I love that it gives me the opportunity to encounter new authors. Tor is a treasure, and now I have to read these every year. Hopefully the 2021 collection won't take me quite as long.
My favorite stories were "Exile's End" (I still think about this one), “City of Red Midnight: A Hikayat” (so well-crafted), “How Quini the Squid Misplaced his Klobučar” (a clever, fun heist story), "Two Truths and a Lie" (so creepypasta!), and “Hearts in the Hard Ground” (a ghost story with feelings).
There were a few emotionally brutal stories, like “Placed into Abyss (Mise en Abyse)”, which I'm glad I read but wouldn't read again. Some heavy-handed metaphors, too--"Flight" and "Anything Resembling Love"--but they were effective.
Overall, very strong and I look forward to starting the 2021 set.
This is a very strong collection overall, and I love that it gives me the opportunity to encounter new authors. Tor is a treasure, and now I have to read these every year. Hopefully the 2021 collection won't take me quite as long.
My favorite stories were "Exile's End" (I still think about this one), “City of Red Midnight: A Hikayat” (so well-crafted), “How Quini the Squid Misplaced his Klobučar” (a clever, fun heist story), "Two Truths and a Lie" (so creepypasta!), and “Hearts in the Hard Ground” (a ghost story with feelings).
There were a few emotionally brutal stories, like “Placed into Abyss (Mise en Abyse)”, which I'm glad I read but wouldn't read again. Some heavy-handed metaphors, too--"Flight" and "Anything Resembling Love"--but they were effective.
Overall, very strong and I look forward to starting the 2021 set.