A review by hwillustrator
The Future of Another Timeline, by Annalee Newitz

3.0

On the whole this was fun and easily readable, but lacked the depth and nuance I hope for in feminist sci-fi. Although at first I was pleasantly surprised by the casual inclusion of a non-binary character, a trans character and many characters of colour, it later felt like they were added for inclusivity bonus points, rather than as well fleshed-out characters with their own narrative arcs. I felt like the novel needed more room to expand on this, but also the timelines - I'd have loved to have seen more apparently disconnected threads coming together. The timeline with Beth and Lizzy was by far my favourite, in part because of all the riot grrrl references, but also because we spend more time with these characters it is felt much easier to get attached to them.