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hendrixpants's review
challenging
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.75
nikkijazzie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
pine_wulf's review
3.0
I really liked "Persephone" and "Astronaut." The others ranged from "huh" to "that was nice/interesting"
roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition
3.0
"She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nonetheless, she persisted."
This is a really good opening line for a story. Heck, it can be a really good opening line for a couple of stories. For the greater part of 11 very short stories, though... it gets to be a bit much.
To be clear: I'm not blaming the authors themselves here. Some of the stories are rather nice. But the prompt itself draws too much attention to the whole point of the book, until it's a bit like being hit over the head repeatedly with the same feminist point.
There are some worlds built here, and the authors have different styles, so I guess that's nice, but I feel like this collection is flawed from its conception.
This is a really good opening line for a story. Heck, it can be a really good opening line for a couple of stories. For the greater part of 11 very short stories, though... it gets to be a bit much.
To be clear: I'm not blaming the authors themselves here. Some of the stories are rather nice. But the prompt itself draws too much attention to the whole point of the book, until it's a bit like being hit over the head repeatedly with the same feminist point.
There are some worlds built here, and the authors have different styles, so I guess that's nice, but I feel like this collection is flawed from its conception.
derrickmitchell's review against another edition
3.0
I think I liked the idea of this book better than the execution. Every story is just a couple pages long but it’s really hard to develop a story that way. It’s all based on what Mitch McConnell said about Elizabeth Warren’s silencing on the American senate floor. “She was warned. She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she persisted” so every story is based around that line. Some stories are 5 stars, especially the last one of the book, but there’s a number that just don’t work for me.
zquill's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first foray into flash fiction, and I find that it's not for me, but I loved how differently each author interpreted the prompt. I preferred the ones with more overt feminist leanings given the quote that inspired the project, and some, like "Anabasis" by Amal El-Mohtar, were breathtakingly executed. It's for the ones like hers that I'm bumping this up to four stars.
sebrittainclark's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
inkandplasma's review against another edition
3.0
I've never read a flash-fiction anthology before, so I wasn't sure what to expect but I really enjoyed this. Little snippets of story, but all of them showed the amazing talent of the authors to create a fully formed story in only a couple of pages. Very worth an hour's reading.
cleo_reads's review
4.0
Well written collection of flash fiction. Not as uplifting as I was hoping for today but quite good.