A review by nagornaya
Women Invent the Future: A Science Fiction Anthology by Becky Chambers, Walidah Imarisha, Liz Williams, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Madeline Ashby, Cassandra Khaw, Anne Charnock, Molly Flatt
3.0
I loved some of the concepts in this collection - particularly those in 'The Adoption' by Anne Charnock and 'A Darker Wave' by Molly Flatt.
The selected short stories are all very different in topic and tone, and some appealed to me more than others. I think I'm too squeamish for Cassandra Khaw's visceral prose - it was so brilliantly bloody that I almost had to look away at some parts!
I don't read science fiction very often, but a lot of the titles on the 'Suggested reading' list at the end of the book attracted my eye. A very thoughtful way to end a carefully curated collection.
The selected short stories are all very different in topic and tone, and some appealed to me more than others. I think I'm too squeamish for Cassandra Khaw's visceral prose - it was so brilliantly bloody that I almost had to look away at some parts!
I don't read science fiction very often, but a lot of the titles on the 'Suggested reading' list at the end of the book attracted my eye. A very thoughtful way to end a carefully curated collection.