A review by pearseanderson
HEAT: A Southeast Asian Urban Anthology by Zed Adam Idris, Gabriela Lee, O Thiam Chin, Catalina Rembuyan, Zedeck Siew, Bonnie Etherington, Diyana Sastrawati, Joseph Ng, Alexander Marcos Osias, Maf Deparis, Nikki Alfar, Rewat Panpipat, Marcel Barang, เรวัตร์ พันธุ์พิพัฒน์, Julie Koh, Peter Zaragoza, Khairani Barokka, Christine V. Lao, Vina Jie-Min Prasad, Ivery del Campo, Lee Ee Leen, Hồn Du Mục, Ng Yi-Sheng, Mayshle

3.0

This is a great anthology because it's cute and full of a variety of voices. It is, however, not the best writing. Some of the stories kind of float around. They aren't great literary successes here. But it's a fast read and it has some great cultural perspectives I wouldn't normally have seen. So eeeeeh 5/10 or 6/10.