A review by misterjay
Unidentified Funny Objects by Phil Selby, Mike Jacobsen, Dixon Leavitt, Siobhan Gallagher, Lavie Tidhar, Chuck Rothman, Leah Cypess, Jeff Stehman, Jamie Lackey, Alex Shvartsman, Charity Tahmaseb, James Beamon, Marko Kloos, Deborah Walker, Zach Shephard, Mike Resnick, David Sklar, Stephen D. Rogers, K.G. Jewel, Sergei Lukyanenko, Jake Kerr, Don Sakers, Stephanie Burgis, Ken Liu, Anatoly Belilovsky, Jennifer Pelland, Ferrett Steinmetz, Matt Mikalatos, Michael Kurland, Nathaniel Lee, Scott Almes, Bruce Golden, Jody Lynn Nye

4.0

Look, humor is so completely subjective that I'm not really going to try to write an individual review for each story. Instead, think of the ratings I assign each story as a scale where 5 is "made me fall out of my chair laughing" and 0 is "I forgot it the moment I finished it." Your mileage may vary.

Timber! by Scott Almes - 3/5

The Alien Invasion as Seen in the Twitter Stream of @dweebless by Jake Kerr - 5/5 - Honestly laugh out loud funny.

Dreaming Harry by Stephanie Burgis - 4/5 - A little creepy.

Fight Finale from the Near Future by James Beamon - 1/5

Temporal Shimmies by Jennifer Pelland - 3/5

The Day They Repossessed My Zombie by K.G. Jewell - 2/5

Moon Landing by Lavie Tidhar - 3/5

The Last Dragon Slayer by Chuck Rothman - 4/5

The Venus of Willendorf by Deborah Walker - 5/5 - Genuinely original.

Love Thy Neighbors by Ken Liu - 3/5

The Alchemist's Children by Nathaniel Lee 5/5 - This is one I wish I had written.

The Fifty-One Suitors of Princess Jamatpie by Leah Cypess - 4/5 - This one too.

If You Act Now by Sergey Lukyanenko - 5/5 - You can see the end coming, but it's a fun trip.

No Silver Lining by Zach Shephard - 3/5

Go Karts of the Gods by Michael Kurland - 2/5

My Kingdom for a Horse by Stephen D. Rodgers - 3/5

Cake from Mars by Marko Kloos - 5/5 - Space hookers and outlaw sugar, what more could you ask for?

An Unchanted Sword by Jeff Stehman - 4/5

The Real Thing by Don Sakers - 5/5 - This was a fun take on the alien invasion trope with a good punchline.

2001 Revisited via 1969 by Bruce Golden - 3/5 - Clever

First Date by Jamie Lackey - 4/5 - I really liked this but it felt like it petered out just before it could get really interesting.

One-Hand Tantra by Ferrett Steinmentz - 2/5

Of Mat and Math by Anatoly Belilovsky - 5/5 - Russian puns about mathematics and a man who can only solve them through swearing. Brilliant.

All I Want for Christmas by Siobhan Gallagher - 5/5 - I want to see more Santa vs. the zombies fiction now.

The Velveteen Golem by David Sklar - 5/5 - What a difference a single letter can make. Fun take on a classic.

The Working Stiff by Matt Mikalatos - 5/5 - It's so hard to find good help these days. Especially when you're a vampire 'vampire hunter' hunter.

Worm's Eye View by Jody Lynn Nye - 5/5 - Cute. Cleans up a little too nicely at the end, but fun. Reminds me of the Jadzia Dax story lines from Star Trek DS9.

The Secret Life of Sleeping Beauty by Charity Tahmaseb -3/5 - Nice gender flip on a classic.

El and Al vs. Himmler's Horrendous Horde from Hell by Mike Resnick - 3/5 - Standard Resnick; good but a little forced.