catbooking's review against another edition
4.0
Favorites:
Bullet Point by Elizabeth Bear – I would love a whole survivalist series like this story.
The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt From Lucy Westenra’s Diary) by Gwendolyn Kiste – good twist on the old story, would love to follow the protagonist's future adventures
Shape-Ups At Delilah’s by Rion Amilcar Scott – this one was both uncomfortable and funny. Light musings over society's demands, expectations, and restrictions.
Canst Thou Draw Out The Leviathan by Christopher Caldwell – I enjoyed the subversion of the tropes. Had to blink away tears on more than one occasion.
Thoughts And Prayers by Ken Liu – the reason I quit most of social media.
The Time Invariance Of Snow by E. Lily Yu – I cannot even articulate what the story is about, and I don't want to try for fear of loosing all the feels.
Erase, Erase, Erase by Elizabeth Bear – Victim-hood and self hate. Self erasure via rewriting history.
Up From Slavery by Victor Lavalle – I would read the whole series. Taking back the power from the masters, the eldritch abominations.
Bullet Point by Elizabeth Bear – I would love a whole survivalist series like this story.
The Eight People Who Murdered Me (Excerpt From Lucy Westenra’s Diary) by Gwendolyn Kiste – good twist on the old story, would love to follow the protagonist's future adventures
Shape-Ups At Delilah’s by Rion Amilcar Scott – this one was both uncomfortable and funny. Light musings over society's demands, expectations, and restrictions.
Canst Thou Draw Out The Leviathan by Christopher Caldwell – I enjoyed the subversion of the tropes. Had to blink away tears on more than one occasion.
Thoughts And Prayers by Ken Liu – the reason I quit most of social media.
The Time Invariance Of Snow by E. Lily Yu – I cannot even articulate what the story is about, and I don't want to try for fear of loosing all the feels.
Erase, Erase, Erase by Elizabeth Bear – Victim-hood and self hate. Self erasure via rewriting history.
Up From Slavery by Victor Lavalle – I would read the whole series. Taking back the power from the masters, the eldritch abominations.
lyriclorelei's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I read the 2021 one for a book challenge and then got this one from the library on a whim after seeing the author list, and now I think I'm gonna read this whole series which thankfully only started in the 2010s.
ladyofbooks's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. The writing was good, and I loved the introduction by Diana Gabaldon but I just didn't connect with any of the stories. Good but nothing memorable.
rwilkinson's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
mojostdennis's review against another edition
4.0
Overall this was a very good collection, and I'm thrilled that it was released as an audiobook.
I think [a:Diana Gabaldon|3617|Diana Gabaldon|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1213918339p2/3617.jpg] and I have very different tastes in short stories, though, because there are a few things included where I've read the collection they came from and didn't think they were the best in that collection. Not a complaint, just interesting.
I think [a:Diana Gabaldon|3617|Diana Gabaldon|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1213918339p2/3617.jpg] and I have very different tastes in short stories, though, because there are a few things included where I've read the collection they came from and didn't think they were the best in that collection. Not a complaint, just interesting.
beaupedia's review against another edition
4.0
Overall a fun read. I'm much more into science fiction than fantasy and started reading this without fully grasping the title and didn't realize it would be half fantasy, but I still enjoyed it. Some of the stories, specifically one with a certain aquatic creature, are "wtf?"-worthy, but the sci-fi is all tons of fun and I enjoyed most of the fantasy too.
moth_consumer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
My fave stories were
The 33 daughters Kelly Barnhill
Between the dark and the dark by Deji Byrce olykotun
The 33 daughters Kelly Barnhill
Between the dark and the dark deji Byrce Olykotun
The anchrology of love by Caroline m. Yoachim
Life sentence by Matthew baker
The bookstore at the end of amercia by Charlie Jane Anders
Ten Excerpts from an annotated bibliography on the cannibal women of ratnabar Island by Nibedita Sen
Erase Erase Erase by Elizabeth Bear
Up from Slavery by Victor Lavalle
The 33 daughters Kelly Barnhill
Between the dark and the dark by Deji Byrce olykotun
The 33 daughters Kelly Barnhill
Between the dark and the dark deji Byrce Olykotun
The anchrology of love by Caroline m. Yoachim
Life sentence by Matthew baker
The bookstore at the end of amercia by Charlie Jane Anders
Ten Excerpts from an annotated bibliography on the cannibal women of ratnabar Island by Nibedita Sen
Erase Erase Erase by Elizabeth Bear
Up from Slavery by Victor Lavalle
lizbusby's review against another edition
3.0
Read about half, not super interested, so back to the library it goes.
dancingprince's review against another edition
3.0
"Bookstore at the End of America" and "The Time Invariance of Snow" were both five star works, I loved them. Otherwise, there were many stories (sci-fi especially) that felt repetitive of other included works. The stories themselves were well done.