classics_and_chamomile 's review for:

Steampunk! an Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Stories by

4.0

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Some stories in this anthology were absolutely fascinating. My favorites were Everything Amiable & Obliging by Holly Black, The Last Ride of the Glory Girls by Libba Bray, Clockwork Fagin by Cory Doctorow, and The Oracle Engine by M.T. Anderson. Some of the ideas explored—about artificial intelligence, about where the line between machine and human is drawn, about time—were done excellently and were a pleasure to read but also somewhat disturbing, as is customary with short stories. Some were somewhat subpar and less moving, but still weren't bad. There is a lot of punch packed into this one book, and I think I might just start Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro because it explores similar themes.
Great read overall, enjoyed it a lot <3