A review by blind_lawyer
Six Months, Three Days, Five Others by Charlie Jane Anders

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

A cute, short collection of six stories, most of middling quality. None were bad or boring, but only two of the six really stood out to me, while the other four will be quickly forgotten.
The two standouts were the "genie bottle found after the world has ended" story As Good As New, and the "aliens meet Earth" story The Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model. The title story (which the acknowledgements describe as being optioned for a film or TV series) was good, but missing....something.
A side note: I might have liked the final story (about a cat from Anders' book All the Birds in the Sky) more if I had read that book more recently.