A review by sarahlreadseverything
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2012 edition by David G. Hartwell, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Liz Gorinsky

2.0

The inevitable problem with short story anthologies is that one likes some of the stories better than others. And although there were gems in this collection, how much I disliked the ones that didn't do it for me far far outweighed how much I liked the ones that did.

Dormanna by Gene Wolfe: 2/5

The Portrait of Lisane de Patagnia by Rachel Swirsky: 4/5

The Mongolian Wizard by Michael Swanwick: 4/5

A Tall Tail by Charles Stross: 2.5/5

Ghosts of Christmas Past by Paul Cornell: 3/5

Finite Canvas by Brit Mandelo: 3.5/5

Am I Free to Go? By Katherine Kramer: 1/5

About Fairies by Pat Murphy: 3.5/5

Our Human by Adam-Troy Castro: 0/5 (I really, really disliked this one)

Faster Gun by Elizabeth Bear: 2/5