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A review by danielwestheide
Recognize Fascism: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology by Julie Capell, Octavia Cade, Lucie Lukačovičová, Jennifer Shelby, Leonardo Espinoza Benavides, Rodrigo Juri, Crystal M. Huff, Hal Y. Zhang, Jaymee Goh, Blake Jessop, Selene dePackh, Alexei Collier, Lauren Ring, Dianne M. Williams, Kiya Nicoll, Laura Jane Swanson, Meridel Newton, Phoebe Barton, Sam J. Miller, Justin Short, Nina Niskanen, Brandon O'Brien, Jonathan Shipley, Luna Corbden
3.0
I backed the Kickstarter, because I like science fiction and fantasy short stories, and the idea of collection stories that shine a light on all the different facets of facism sounds quite appealing. That being said, I was somewhat disappointed because there were only four or fice stories that I really liked. Some of the others were a bit clumsy, didn't have much of a plot, or were too goofy for my taste, for example "Chicken Time".
The stories I enjoyed most were "Just an Old Grouch" by Laura Jane Swanson and "Brooklyn" by Jonathan Shipley, both of which have a humorous tone that is right up my alley. I also liked "The Sisterhood of the Eagle Lion", which is about the mechanisms of bullying at school. The story illustrates nicely that those mechanisms are quite similar to how a charismatic authoritarian leader comes to power.
The stories I enjoyed most were "Just an Old Grouch" by Laura Jane Swanson and "Brooklyn" by Jonathan Shipley, both of which have a humorous tone that is right up my alley. I also liked "The Sisterhood of the Eagle Lion", which is about the mechanisms of bullying at school. The story illustrates nicely that those mechanisms are quite similar to how a charismatic authoritarian leader comes to power.