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Far Out: Recent Queer Science Fiction and Fantasy by Paula Guran

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sscalavera's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

3.5

One of the best anthologies I’ve ever read, with an incredibly strong story selection. I liked all but one of the stories, and marked 11/24 as ones that I really enjoyed and want to check out the authors other work. Excellent diversity in genre and themes and in terms of character diversity as well, which was much appreciated. It’s a pretty big book but I finished in just over a week because it was so engaging.

jessicaelisa's review

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hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

filaughn's review

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4.0

I enjoyed this anthology. Like any anthology, there was a mix of quality, but overall it really worked. I appreciated the diversity and the fact that there was a mix of authors I knew well and new-to-me writers.

quirkyaquarian's review

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Only wanted to read Tamsyn Muir’s stories. The rest seemed a bit hit and miss

thepermageek's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.0

Like most anthologies, there were some stories I preferred more than others but there were indeed some incredible (!) gems in here! Highly recommended. Good mix of SF & fantasy. Lots of diversity. A few cli-fi themed stories.

Most surprising element was that grief/loss/mourning was a major theme in at least 1/4-1/3 of the stories. But maybe it’s not so surprising given how shot through with grief queer/trans/BIPOC communities are ❤️

foolzerrand's review

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5.0

Read one of these before bed for a few months. Bangers the whole way through

britreads's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective

3.0

It’s hard rating short story collections because there’s a strong possibility I’ll adore some stories and dislike others. Overall, I thought this collection was a great way to learn about some speculative fiction authors I never heard of before. And there are a handful of stories that will stick with me.