I have read a lot of strange, weird, and bizarre fiction over the years, but I do believe Glitter & Mayhem may just be the oddest collection of stories I have ever come across. I'm not talking avant-garde or surreal, as is so often the case with Bizarro fiction, just plain old . . . well, odd. As yo...
The stories aren't bad, but the only stand-out entry is Sofia Samatar's "Bess, the Landlord's Daughter, Goes Out for Drinks with the Green Girl," which covers some of the same territory as Helen Oyeyemi's Mr. Fox, but in a whirl of bars and flirtations and dancing and friendships and escapes that co...
I'm giving this book four stars because I enjoyed pretty much every word in it. So why not five? Because for the most part I did not come away from the book with any great insights that would change the course of my writing. It was a very entertaining read, especially Orson Scott Cards' section, ...
Fixing Hanover by Jeff VanderMeer: ★★The Empire's Chief Engineer warns the villagers that the Empire might be coming for him but they don't believe it!The Steam Dancer (1896)by Caitlín R. Kiernan: ★★A woman who had an arm and leg amputated and her mechanic who builds her new ones.Icebreaker by E. Ca...
Since there are so many stories in this one, I'm going to try to keep it short and mention only a few. I did however, write a small thought on each in my notes. So if you are curious about any stories on the list I don't mention here, just ask..This is not your traditional 'superhero' thinking. T...
7 of 15 stories I really enjoyed, 3 were okay, and 5 were just not to my taste. Definitely unique stories and ideas. Some talented writers. I have not read the two previous books in the series and have no basis for comparison. See my detailed review at www.tangentonline.com
I can't take it anymore!!! I have to stop reading this book. It is so depressing and awful!!! Most of the stories I read were not good at all or just fair. I feel that some of these authors submitted story projects that they couldn't flesh out as a full length novels and started calling them a sh...
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