A review by 8bitlapras
Uncanny Magazine Issue 41: July/August 2021 by Chimedum Ohaegbu, Elsa Sjunneson, Michael Damian Thomas, Lynne M. Thomas
3.0
Fiction
The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due: 3/5
The Graveyard by Eleanor Arnason: 3/5
Diamond Cuts by Shaoni C. White: 3.5/5
Presque vue by Tochi Onyebuchi: 3.25/5
Immortal Coil by Ellen Kushner: DNF
From the Archives of the Museum of Eerie Skins: An Account by C. S. E. Cooney: 3.75/5
The Chameleon's Gloves by Yoon Ha Lee: 3.25/5
Non-fiction
Through A Thousand Eyes by Nisi Shawl: 4.5/5
The Necessity of Slavery Stories by Troy L. Wiggins: No rating
The Bad Dad Redemption Arc Needs to Die by Nino Cipri: 5/5
WWXD: A Warrior's Path of Reflection and Redemption by C. L. Clark: 5/5
Poetry
I don't rate poetry, but I really, really loved After the Tower Falls, Death Gives Advice by Ali Trotta.
Average rating: 3.8/5, rounded down because of the DNF.
I thought the non-fiction was especially strong this issue, but nothing stood out to me among the fiction.
The Wishing Pool by Tananarive Due: 3/5
The Graveyard by Eleanor Arnason: 3/5
Diamond Cuts by Shaoni C. White: 3.5/5
Presque vue by Tochi Onyebuchi: 3.25/5
Immortal Coil by Ellen Kushner: DNF
From the Archives of the Museum of Eerie Skins: An Account by C. S. E. Cooney: 3.75/5
The Chameleon's Gloves by Yoon Ha Lee: 3.25/5
Non-fiction
Through A Thousand Eyes by Nisi Shawl: 4.5/5
The Necessity of Slavery Stories by Troy L. Wiggins: No rating
The Bad Dad Redemption Arc Needs to Die by Nino Cipri: 5/5
WWXD: A Warrior's Path of Reflection and Redemption by C. L. Clark: 5/5
Poetry
I don't rate poetry, but I really, really loved After the Tower Falls, Death Gives Advice by Ali Trotta.
Average rating: 3.8/5, rounded down because of the DNF.
I thought the non-fiction was especially strong this issue, but nothing stood out to me among the fiction.