A review by daneekasghost
Speculative Fiction 2013: The Year's Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary by Erin Hoffman, Phoebe North, Aidan Moher, Niall Alexander, Annalee Newitz, Karyn Silverman, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Miguel Rodriguez, Chris Gerwel, Ann Leckie, Sophia McDougall, Matt Hilliard, Emily Asher-Perrin, Sam Keeper, N.K. Jemisin, Ana Grilo, Natalie Luhrs, Alyssa Franke, Kate Elliott, Alasdir Czyrnyj, Liz Bourke, Robert Berg, Mahvesh Murad, Diane Dooley, E.M. Kokie, Foz Meadows, Amal El-Mohtar, Abigail Nussbaum, Stefan Raets, Aliette de Bodard, Thea James, Seanan McGuire, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Nina Allan, Kameron Hurley, Jonathan McCalmont, Shaun Duke, Jenny Kristine, Sayantani DasGupta, Jim C. Hines, Orem Ochiel, Leow Hui Min Annabeth, Sarah Anne Langton, Joe Abercrombie, Ana Silva, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Carrie Sessarego
3.0
I'm counting this as finished even though there are a few essays I haven't read yet (spoilers for things I've yet to read/watch/etc.)
A collection of online essays concerning science fiction / fantasy and their treatment or representation of marginalized populations (people of color, women, LGBTQ were the most common subjects). I like sci-fi/fantasy and I've read quite a bit of online activism concerning these subjects, so this was something that was right up my alley.
And it's pretty good. I read this cover to cover (minus the exceptions noted at the beginning) which is probably the wrong way to read it. This would be better as something that you dip into here and there since there is not much connection between the various essays.
Still I liked it, 3+ stars, and I'll come back to those others once I finish the things discussed.
A collection of online essays concerning science fiction / fantasy and their treatment or representation of marginalized populations (people of color, women, LGBTQ were the most common subjects). I like sci-fi/fantasy and I've read quite a bit of online activism concerning these subjects, so this was something that was right up my alley.
And it's pretty good. I read this cover to cover (minus the exceptions noted at the beginning) which is probably the wrong way to read it. This would be better as something that you dip into here and there since there is not much connection between the various essays.
Still I liked it, 3+ stars, and I'll come back to those others once I finish the things discussed.