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A review by bydandii
After: Nineteen Stories of Apocalypse and Dystopia by Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow
2.0
First, I missed that this was YA classified when I picked it up. By itself that shouldn't matter, but many of the stories felt like they were included only because they involved teens. There is just no way not to classify this as a "Hunger Games" cash in. And it didn't have to be.
Second, most of the stories felt rushed or incomplete. Almost like first drafts of the first chapter of a larger story. There were few exceptions that were well-rounded or said what they needed to and ended satisfactorily.
Mind you, there were some interesting and complete ideas. Stories and characters that I wished had more to them. Only a few, but enough to save the book as a whole.
Second, most of the stories felt rushed or incomplete. Almost like first drafts of the first chapter of a larger story. There were few exceptions that were well-rounded or said what they needed to and ended satisfactorily.
Mind you, there were some interesting and complete ideas. Stories and characters that I wished had more to them. Only a few, but enough to save the book as a whole.