xmiyux's review
4.0
An impressive sci-fi collection. I find myself wanting to recommend each short story after I read it to others. How the various tropes were treated made for intriguing discussion with friends and just musings. Overall an excellent collection.
coinmanatee's review
challenging
slow-paced
- 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
There are some stories in here that I don't think quite live up to the premise of interrogating a trope. But for the most part, very good stories. For awhile I was reading them once per day, then somewhere near the last third I had to read them one after the other.
jameseckman's review
4.0
A better than average collection of shorts aimed at trope busting, also includes essays on tropes and cliches as well as author's notes on the tropes they roasted. The articles also have a decent bibliography. A combination of very funny and sad, it also has the obligatory Lovecraft pastiche and an Asimov err... homage. This apparently was a Kickstarter book, awesome.
ctwrites's review
5.0
I read this completely cover to cover. Each of the short stories was a treat that kept me guessing and I don't think I'll ever stop thinking about some of them. I loved the essays to, they gave me a lot to think about and touched on a wide range of issues and ideas.
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