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timinbc's review against another edition
4.0
This is a good solid range of stories in the classic mode, developing one idea.
I didn't buy the one about the city that couldn't get anything delivered, but it was an idea worth some thought anyway. Several other stories left me thinkg, "Heh, that was clever," and a couple were "wa-ai-ait a minute, what was that last sentence?" *re-reads story*
Recommended.
I didn't buy the one about the city that couldn't get anything delivered, but it was an idea worth some thought anyway. Several other stories left me thinkg, "Heh, that was clever," and a couple were "wa-ai-ait a minute, what was that last sentence?" *re-reads story*
Recommended.
rakoerose's review against another edition
4.0
This anthology was highly intriguing with each story offering a new concept of a potential future, with its positive or negative effects. A lot of these stories introduced me to authors I now know to keep an eye out for, because their ideas struck me so well.
My favorites were “When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis” by Annalee Newitz, “Mr. Thursday” by Emily St. John Mandel, “Safe Surrender” by Meg Elison, and “The Starfish Girl” by Maureen McHugh. All of the stories are intriguing and fresh, but these ones I think will stick with me the most!
I’m always excited to come across sci-fi anthologies, and I can say that, in my opinion, this one is a delight.
My favorites were “When Robot and Crow Saved East St. Louis” by Annalee Newitz, “Mr. Thursday” by Emily St. John Mandel, “Safe Surrender” by Meg Elison, and “The Starfish Girl” by Maureen McHugh. All of the stories are intriguing and fresh, but these ones I think will stick with me the most!
I’m always excited to come across sci-fi anthologies, and I can say that, in my opinion, this one is a delight.
lizswartz's review against another edition
adventurous
don’t know how to rate a short story anthology from all different authors. there were only 2 or 3 stories that i didn’t really like so fairly good turnout. some of them i really wish were longer (which is a sign of a good short story i guess). some of these would make great black mirror episodes
lyriclorelei's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
4.0
I grow increasingly frustrated by the framing of seeing the literal future through scifi, but I did enjoy these stories.
morgsy's review against another edition
3.0
Decently entertaining, but most of the stories read like a high-school-level creative writing class.
librariann's review against another edition
4.0
I never read the stories on Slate. This was a very worthy compendium. If there's a common thread, it's that many of the stories feature AI. How Robot and Crow Saved St. Louis is especially timely, and I also loved the final story, The Minnesota Diet.
endlesstbr's review against another edition
4.0
As with any anthology, there are stories that I enjoyed more than others, but I really enjoyed the balance of authors from different backgrounds and styles of stories. I generally liked the second half better than the start but there were certainly standouts throughout.