Surprised so many of these stories focused on time travel as an upper class commodity and tool of capitalism. While an interesting idea in itself, these collections usually have more variety in their approach to the primary theme. Yet we were delivered the same ol’ tale a couple of times. And, hate to say it, but most of them were boring.

The only stories I enjoyed were “Cronus” by Djèli Clark” and “A Visit to the Husband Archive” by Kaliane Braley as they felt unique. “For a Limited Time Only,” by Peng Shepard was OK.

All that just for a mid TV show no one will watch. Rough..

I expected too much from this and that’s on me. I was looking forward to some ridiculous Nazisploitation story—akin to the movie Dead Snow—with a bit of nuance/cultural commentary. That was probably too much to expect from a book published in 1980.

Instead, we some real racist, boring, white savior story that’s giving nazi apologist? Everyone in this book was way too chill about meeting and hanging out with an actual (alive) Nazi.

I suppose you could say racist + white savior is to be expected in exploitation work...but damn did it have to be so dull?

The concept and plot of this book were great. Unfortunately, the execution left something to be desired.

The author loves to wax poetic unnecessarily. I do not need to read a full paragraph of similes and metaphors on how Phosyne feels anxious. You can just tell me one time, with perhaps one flowery sentence, that she is anxious. We get the gist.

By the end, everything was also v confusing. The arrival of the saints is linked to a myriad of things that all seem to contradict each other, yet each assertion is described with such certainty that I don’t know if the author forgot what their true source was or if we, the readers, are supposed to be skeptical of all explanations?

A lot of of unnecessary loose ends. A lot of “eh” moments. Starling could be a phenomenal author if she cut down the platitudes and chose to show, not tell. Her audience is a lot smarter than she thinks.

Susan is v snobbish and annoying. I liked the Atticus story more than her POV