A review by ddillon154
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers by John Joseph Adams, Victor LaValle

4.0

I enjoyed the premise as laid out by the editors, but several of the stories seemed unable to imagine anything other than an extension of the present. Jemisin's reimagination of antiracist resistance using dragons, though, that was delightful. I'd also shout out "Read After Burning" and "It Was Saturday Night I Guess That Makes it Alright" as exceptional contributions. And don't sleep on "The Synapse Will Free Us From Ourselves" and "A History of Barbed Wire."