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A review by lilifane
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
What an interesting read. I've only read from a few of the authors before, so most were new to me. But I will definitely pick up something else from a lot of them.
Although I didn't love all the stories equally, there were more hits than misses for me there. I liked the variety and diversity not only when it comes to the authors but also characters, settings, themes, and narrative structures (I love it when writers experiment with this in short story form). A little too much focus on weird horror for my taste, though. I was expecting more sci-fi or fantasy in this collection.
My fav stories were:
Minsoo Kang - The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations
Jaymee Goh - The Freedom of the Shifting Sea
Indrapramit Das - The Shadow We Cast Through Time
Anil Menon - The Robots of Eden
Darcie Little Badger - Kelsey and the Burdened Breath
Although I didn't love all the stories equally, there were more hits than misses for me there. I liked the variety and diversity not only when it comes to the authors but also characters, settings, themes, and narrative structures (I love it when writers experiment with this in short story form). A little too much focus on weird horror for my taste, though. I was expecting more sci-fi or fantasy in this collection.
My fav stories were:
Minsoo Kang - The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations
Jaymee Goh - The Freedom of the Shifting Sea
Indrapramit Das - The Shadow We Cast Through Time
Anil Menon - The Robots of Eden
Darcie Little Badger - Kelsey and the Burdened Breath