Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories, ed. JoSelle Vanderhooft (365 Books, Day 79)

[rushthatspeaks]

Obligatory disclaimer: An advance review copy of this anthology was graciously provided by the editor. Also, I know several people who wrote stories for this. This does not affect the content of the review in any way, or, if it does, I'll try to point that out when I come to it

Comments

[tithenai]

Having fallen in love with this review, I would like to request your permission to court it with a view to entering with it into a state of passionate matrimony. Please.

Also, it made me so happy to see you say that shweta-narayan and my worlds feel like they're in the same universe! We kinda sorta discussed that a tiny bit, but I've only read snippets-in-progress of Jahanara's story, so I'm delighted that even the glancing against each other's pieces produced something whole-invoking. We're also working on a collaborative artifact to go with the antho -- something that might've been a diplomatic missive from one world to another. :)

Thank you so very, very much for this. It really is pure joy to read reviews that engage a collection critically, and so thoroughly as you have -- critical-objectivity-less interlude most definitely included.

[shweta_narayan]

I have no verbal brain today, so, what she said!
but with my own added thank you for all the time you've put into a wonderfully thinky review.

[rushthatspeaks]

You're very welcome! I really loved your story, and then I got to Amal's and was like, oh, these... resonate. It was nifty.

[csecooney]

I thought about your and Shweta's discussion when I read that! Tee hee!

[rushthatspeaks]

I don't think they show very badly-- it wasn't story-breaking, just vaguely 'more goes here'-ish.

If you ever plan to do an expanded director's cut somewhere, though, I would read the hell out of that. I don't think it needs it, but it would be interesting.

(Also, awesome, shiny story.)

[oracne]

I've been looking forward to this, so thanks for the review!

[upstart_crow]

XD It is so good to hear that. If you wanna preorder, let me know?

http://upstart-crow.livejournal.com/427179.html just in case.

[oracne]

The link to Torquere wasn't working for me - is it correct?

[upstart_crow]

SAdly, people can only order through me at this time, but I'm trying to get the link restored (the tl;dr version is that I don't think they had the staff and capacity to take preorders for more than a few days--but I know a lot of people prefer to order through the site, so I'm talking to them!)

[ashnistrike]

This sounds awesome.

[jinian]

I continue to want this NOW.

[upstart_crow]

http://upstart-crow.livejournal.com/427179.html <- this link will tell you how to preorder and get cool stuff in the doing.