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A review by catbooking
The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Twelve by Jonathan Strahan, Scott Lynch, Yoon Ha Lee, Charlie Jane Anders, Rich Larson
4.0
Some of the stories included in this collection I read and enjoyed elsewhere, so I won't list them here. Those that I especially liked and were new to me are listed below.
Probably Still the Chosen One, Kelly Barnhill – I would love to read a whole book series with this premise.
Carnival Nine, Caroline M. Yoachim – an incredibly interesting presentation of limitations of disability.
The Faerie Tree, Kathleen Kayembe
Sidewalks, Maureen McHugh – I would very much like to know more.
My English Name, R. S. Benedict – I hope the author is happy that I cried at the end of this one.
The Moon is Not a Battlefield, Indrapramit Das
The Worshipful Society of Glovers, Mary Robinette Kowal – I enjoyed it, but it left me asking 'so what?'.
Come See the Living Dryad, Theodora Goss – I am not big on true crime anything, except the forensic shows, but this showed me that I could be.
Bring Your Own Spoon, Saad Z. Hossain – food-centric narratives rarely stir something in me, heh, but this one made me very hungry for roasted fish and rice. Also hungry for collective action of common citizens doing good, had that rock stew theme going on.
Don’t Press Charges and I Won’t Sue, Charlie Jane Anders – what a story to end on! A tight ball of anger and anxiety and powerlessness and perseverance.
Probably Still the Chosen One, Kelly Barnhill – I would love to read a whole book series with this premise.
Carnival Nine, Caroline M. Yoachim – an incredibly interesting presentation of limitations of disability.
The Faerie Tree, Kathleen Kayembe
Sidewalks, Maureen McHugh – I would very much like to know more.
My English Name, R. S. Benedict – I hope the author is happy that I cried at the end of this one.
The Moon is Not a Battlefield, Indrapramit Das
The Worshipful Society of Glovers, Mary Robinette Kowal – I enjoyed it, but it left me asking 'so what?'.
Come See the Living Dryad, Theodora Goss – I am not big on true crime anything, except the forensic shows, but this showed me that I could be.
Bring Your Own Spoon, Saad Z. Hossain – food-centric narratives rarely stir something in me, heh, but this one made me very hungry for roasted fish and rice. Also hungry for collective action of common citizens doing good, had that rock stew theme going on.
Don’t Press Charges and I Won’t Sue, Charlie Jane Anders – what a story to end on! A tight ball of anger and anxiety and powerlessness and perseverance.