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I found this anthology too uneven for me - in tone and in quality, though there was a good variety to the stories.
Flaming Cassandra, or I Hate Being Right, by Louise Foerster stood out for me, and had a wickedly good ending.
Letter of the Law, by Pat Aitcheson, was phenomenal. My absolute favourite of the collection, and genuinely worth reading the whole thing just for this story - I'll be looking for more from this author.
Read with Spells, Space and Screams for June; thank you for the company, t ...more
Flaming Cassandra, or I Hate Being Right, by Louise Foerster stood out for me, and had a wickedly good ending.
Letter of the Law, by Pat Aitcheson, was phenomenal. My absolute favourite of the collection, and genuinely worth reading the whole thing just for this story - I'll be looking for more from this author.
Read with Spells, Space and Screams for June; thank you for the company, t ...more
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Letter of the Law by Pat Aitcheson ★★★★½
Whoops! Hahaha 😈, best typo ever.
The Global Warming Myth by Paula Frew ★★★★½
“In reality, the Earth’s orbit had been steadily drifting nearer the sun.”
Shiiiit. That was excellent. Short and brutal. It was a prosaic version of The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever by Daniel H. Wilson.
Flaming Cassandra, or I Hate Being Right by Louise Foerster ★★★★☆
I love it when a story flips on the last sentence! A girl who is blessed to see fir ...more
Letter of the Law by Pat Aitcheson ★★★★½
Whoops! Hahaha 😈, best typo ever.
The Global Warming Myth by Paula Frew ★★★★½
“In reality, the Earth’s orbit had been steadily drifting nearer the sun.”
Shiiiit. That was excellent. Short and brutal. It was a prosaic version of The Blue Afternoon That Lasted Forever by Daniel H. Wilson.
Flaming Cassandra, or I Hate Being Right by Louise Foerster ★★★★☆
I love it when a story flips on the last sentence! A girl who is blessed to see fir ...more
Mar 01, 2019
Vanessa Wells
marked it as to-read
Sep 16, 2022
Metallic_soul
marked it as to-read
