Reviews
Bitch Planet: Triple Feature Volume 1 by Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Andrew Aydin, Kelly Sue DeConnick
browneyesblue84's review
5.0
Every single story is good. I liked how each one gave a little more insight into the “Bitch Planet” world. It hard to pick a favorite, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is called Basic Bitch.
sizrobe's review
4.0
A collection of one-off short stories set in the Bitch Planet universe. I actually liked this a good bit more than the main plot volumes. Some were great, including "Everybody's Grandma is a Little Bit Feminist" which is about a grandmother who is openly feminist, to the chagrin of her family, and "Basic Bitch" which is about police brutality against a woman who dyes her skin brown for the sake of fashion.
There were some problematic stories, though. One portrayed body-mods as something women would only do to land a man. If you told someone with a bifurcated tongue or tattooed scleras or gauged ears that they did it just to land a man, they'd probably get pretty angry at you.
There were some problematic stories, though. One portrayed body-mods as something women would only do to land a man. If you told someone with a bifurcated tongue or tattooed scleras or gauged ears that they did it just to land a man, they'd probably get pretty angry at you.
ketallpot's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.25
lanc's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
qgg's review
3.0
All of these stories are set in the Bitch Planet world, but are short side bits from unknown characters. To be honest, I didn’t like this anthology very much. Each individual tale is dark and all 15 add up to super dark depressive reading. Maybe the current political climate makes these feel less and less like satire. The only one that shined was Everyone’s Grandma is a Little Bit Feminist. If ending up in jail is the cost for hanging out with other feminists, I think I wouldn’t fight the sentence.
ericawrites's review
4.0
These stories were fascinating glimpses into the greater world of Bitch Planet. They were hit-or-miss in some cases, and my biggest complaints about the misses were that they weren't satirical enough. They were just already our world.
souloftherose's review
3.0
Because of the way this was listed in my library's catalogue I thought I was reading [b:Bitch Planet, Vol. 1: Extraordinary Machine|25074849|Bitch Planet, Vol. 1 Extraordinary Machine|Kelly Sue DeConnick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1425527046s/25074849.jpg|44760257] which left me very confused when I started reading. Instead Bitch Planet: Triple Feature is a collection of short stories set in the Bitch Planet universe each one written and illustrated by different authors. They were interesting but I think they would make more sense if I'd read the main Bitch Planet storyline first.
zombiezami's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
I’m sad to say goodbye to this series. It was incisive and powerful
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Xenophobia
Minor: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt
Ageism