A review by mj_james_writes
Even Greater Mistakes: Stories by Charlie Jane Anders

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Even Greater Mistakes is a collection of science fiction short stories by Charlie Jane Anders. While I adore Charlie Jane Anders’s adult novels, she really shines with short stories. This collection is brilliant. Each story is well-developed and captivating leaving me in awe after each story. The level of world and character building in so few pages is masterful. This will be a volume that I will reread many times over. 

 

I believe each story is genius, even though I personally did not enjoy each story. The stories are very LGBTQ-centric with a strong emphasis on sexual relationships. They are not romance books, they just include every aspect of human nature. Except, being aro/ace this isn’t nature that appeals to me. I don’t connect with it. But it takes a master to make you care when you do not connect. 

 

To be clear there were stories I adored very much and there are stories that I appreciated even though I did not relate to them. But every story will stick with me forever. These worlds and people are now a part of my soul. 

 

I don’t think everyone will like this book, but I do think everyone should read it.