A review by emilielures
Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers by Wendy Nikel, Julia K. Patt

3.0

I sometimes think I'm just not that into short stories, but others have captivated me more, even if I just wasn't in the mood. I found myself wanting to skim while at the same time wishing for more depth and description. Perhaps my impatience lies in the dichotomy of craving an actual manual for a real solarpunk future and not enough flesh to get lost in the stories. Thought the romances would ask least hook me but little to no build-up. Realizing this is a tricky genre to get the right blend of information sharing/ecoactivism while still being engrossing as literature. This was an early anthology of a new genre that I look forward to seeing how it plays out- and hopefully how it inspires our future.