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3.17 AVERAGE
3.17 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
There's a pretty good variety of short fiction in this anthology, mostly focusing on more utopian ideas and primitive future settings, which isn't something that's explored all that often, even today.
It is a bit older (published in 1994) so some of the stories are a bit dated now. Obsession with overpopulation, a couple of stories mention the idea of licensed marriage, and one poem actually speaks admiringly about castes! So definitely take this group with a grain of salt. A lot of the stories are definitely thought provoking, and I definitely want to read Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus now.
It is a bit older (published in 1994) so some of the stories are a bit dated now. Obsession with overpopulation, a couple of stories mention the idea of licensed marriage, and one poem actually speaks admiringly about castes! So definitely take this group with a grain of salt. A lot of the stories are definitely thought provoking, and I definitely want to read Gene Wolfe's The Fifth Head of Cerberus now.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Slavery, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation
Minor: Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic
Read: Introduction, “Bears Discover Fire” “Chocco” “House of Bones”