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mary_soon_lee's review
As ever, F&SF contains a strong mix of science fiction and fantasy stories, this time containing four novelettes, six short stories, two poems, and a variety of articles. I liked eight of the ten stories, which I consider a good ratio. More significantly, I liked two of them very much indeed. "Girls Who Never Stood a Chance" by Deborah Coates was powerful, compelling, resonant. It also felt like an important story to me, addressing those who are overlooked. Molly Gloss's short story "The Everlasting Humming of the Earth" took its premise down a quieter road than most authors would have done, and I liked it all the better for that. I love Molly Gloss's characters and the way that she writes, and have done ever since I read her 1990 story "Personal Silence." If I hadn't already been a subscriber, I might well have bought the issue just for her story. As it is, consider me a very happy subscriber.
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