A review by latad_books
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean by Margo Lanagan, Mandy Ord, Vandana Singh, Lily Mae Martin, Annie Zaidi, Payal Dhar, Alyssa Brugman, Justine Larbalestier, Kate Constable, Manjula Padmanabhan, Nicki Greenberg, Anita Roy, Penni Russon, Kuzhali Manicakavel, Kirsty Murray, Samhita Arni, Amruta Patil, Priya Kuriyan, Isobelle Carmody

3.0

The impetus behind this collection of short stories were violent crimes against young women and the resulting conversations people were having in 2012 in India and Australia. The editors assembled a number of authors and illustrators and had them collaborate on stories with a feminist slant. While I liked some of the stories, I found the collection uneven, but could appreciate what the creators were doing, and actually wished some of the stories had been longer so that the artists could have developed their ideas more deeply.

-Cat Calls (Margo Lanagan) 4*
-Swallow the Moon (Kate Constable, Priya Kuriyan) 3.5*
-Little Red Suit (Justine Larbalestier) 3.5*
-Cooking Time (Anita Roy) 4*
-Anarkali (Annie Zaidi, Mandy Ort (illustrator)) 3*
-Cast Out (Samhita Arni) 4*
-Weft (Alyssa Brugman) 4*
-The Wednesday Room (Kuzhali Manickavel, Lily Mae Martin (illustrator)) 3*
-Cool (Manjula Padmanabhan) 3*
-Appetite (Amruta Patil) 3.5*
-Mirror Perfect (Kirsty Murray) 3*
-Arctic Light (Vandana Singh) 4* (probably my favourite of the shorts)
-The Runners (Isabelle Carmody, Prabha Mallya (illustrator)) 3.5*
-The Blooming (Manjula Padmanabhan and Kirsty Murray) 2.5*
-What a Stone Can't Feel (Penni Russon) 3*
-Memory Lace (Payal Dhar) 3.5*
-Backstage Pass (Nicki Greenberg) 3.5*