A review by atuin
Clarkesworld Magazine, Issue 205, October 2023 by Grace Chan, Lavie Tidhar, Suzanne Palmer, Michael Swanwick, Neil Clarke, Arley Sorg, David Goodman, Lisa Papademetriou, Bella Han, Amal Singh, Carrie Sessarego

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another good issue. My favorites were "Down to the roots", a story about finding love and acceptance with people of different cultures, "such is my idea of happiness", a story about how capitalism is shit and we need to escape, "post hacking for the uninitiated", a story with themes of overcoming trauma and one I wish had a full book to follow up, agreeing with another reviewer, and finally "Rafi", a story about the importance of music in facing a terrible world.
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