Reviews and Comments

Interesting and overall well written short story noir with supernatural themes. Since it is an anthology there is a mix of quality and strict adherence to "noir", but it was overall enjoyable to me. I read the anthology because it included a story by Elizabeth Bear (The Romance) and I really enjoy her writing. Her story was well written and interesting but a little less noir than some of the stories.

I bought this in June 2022 after reading Tired somewhere. I keep it on my nightstand and open it somewhat randomly every so often to read some poems. Most of the poems I read have an impact. Sometimes positive, sometimes negative and often a mix of both. All in all, this is a very good book to have in your life and near at hand to read.

Neon Lotus was an interesting story about future Tibet. I know very little about Tibetian Buddhism so I have no idea how accurate some of the plot might be.

I read about 70% but could not finish this book. The story was odd but somewhat engaging until around halfway. Then for me it rapidly went downhill and wasn't worth finishing.

The interaction between Mort and Death is very engaging. I really like Pratchett's description of Death's voice.l and the usage of a different font for his voice

Good blend of stories around the theme is galactic empire.

A young woman living near post incident Poughkeepsie sneaks into the mysterious Spill Zone to take photographs and maybe answer some questions: What caused the spill? What did it do to her younger sister?

I look forward to reading the rest of the series.