A review by sarabz
After the Apocalypse by Maureen F. McHugh

4.0

A very interesting and enjoyable read. McHugh does a great job creating characters and pulling you into their world. I also enjoyed this as a collection about the apocalypse. The "after" in the collection's title describes part of that: it's about the people and the challenges they face rather than the details of how the world has changed. And in many of the stories we see that the world probably doesn't have to change that much for the premise to be plausible. And that created the most thought provoking aspects for me: the personal nature of an apocalypse - it doesn't have to impact everyone and can happen in small ways in different communities; and it's persistent presence - i ended up reflecting on how much in the world could already be described as apocalyptic and the ways in which segregation and privilege perpetuate that reality.