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A review by saoirseak
Turn the Other Chick by Esther M. Friesner
3.0
The same irreverent tone as earlier entries in this series, but I found a lot less politically-questionable humour* in this one than in the first volume (which I reread this fall). Interesting item of historical curiosity: This volume contains Cassandra Clare's first published story, back when she was still writing as Claire-with-an-I, a fairy tale deconstruction very similar in tone to her LOTR parodies in the style of Bridget Jones' Diary which people who spent the early 2000s in the same internet circles as me definitely remember.
Favourites: John G. Hemry's "Mightier Than The Sword", D. S. Moen's "A Sword Called Rhonda", and Friesner's own "Giants in the Earth". I also enjoyed "Princess Injera Versus the Spanikopita of Doom" by Robin Wayne Bailey but it loses points for making me hungry on the subway when neither Greek nor Ethiopian food were readily available.
* That said, I'm not sure how I feel about one story about transgender lesbian barbarian warriors. I honestly can't tell if they're supposed to be a mean-spirited joke or not, which probably means they are :/
Favourites: John G. Hemry's "Mightier Than The Sword", D. S. Moen's "A Sword Called Rhonda", and Friesner's own "Giants in the Earth". I also enjoyed "Princess Injera Versus the Spanikopita of Doom" by Robin Wayne Bailey but it loses points for making me hungry on the subway when neither Greek nor Ethiopian food were readily available.
* That said, I'm not sure how I feel about one story about transgender lesbian barbarian warriors. I honestly can't tell if they're supposed to be a mean-spirited joke or not, which probably means they are :/