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A review by mawaridi
Outsiders by Alice Slater
4.0
Always hard to review an anthology, but the thing I love most about Outsiders is how different the stories are. Surreal, fantastical, realist and introspective all mixed in together with a single theme in common, those who feel or are forced to be or choose to be somehow on the outer, distanced from everyday people. It means you’re bound to find something wonderful, whatever your taste.
Because the collection is so diverse, there were a couple of stories that didn’t speak to me, but I won’t list them because ymmv. Instead I will say that my standout favourite was Skin, and I’m impressed that this is Lena Mohamed’s first publication; I would love to read more from her. I also loved Wilgefortis by Eley Williams, The Lady’s Not For Burning by Sarvat Hasin, Sinkhole by Emma Hutton, and To Peel an Orange by Beverley Ho (another debut!)
Because the collection is so diverse, there were a couple of stories that didn’t speak to me, but I won’t list them because ymmv. Instead I will say that my standout favourite was Skin, and I’m impressed that this is Lena Mohamed’s first publication; I would love to read more from her. I also loved Wilgefortis by Eley Williams, The Lady’s Not For Burning by Sarvat Hasin, Sinkhole by Emma Hutton, and To Peel an Orange by Beverley Ho (another debut!)