Broad Knowledge
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alobearBroad Knowledge is an anthology of short stories from the Upper Rubber Boot "Women Up To No Good" collection, edited by Joanne Merriam. It contains 35 speculative fiction stories with female protagonists who get into or out of trouble because of their esoteric, scientific or other knowledge.
As with most short story collections, I enjoyed some contributions a lot more than others. There was an excellent one about a sex robot engineering a better life for herself, an atmospheric one about a group of women obtaining their perfect mates from the sea, a tragic one about two sisters trying to recover the essence of their dead mother, and an entertaining one about two deaf girls rescuing themselves from abduction via the medium of explosives.
The range was broad, I liked the thematic concept and I would say about 60% of the stories landed solidly for me.
As with most short story collections, I enjoyed some contributions a lot more than others. There was an excellent one about a sex robot engineering a better life for herself, an atmospheric one about a group of women obtaining their perfect mates from the sea, a tragic one about two sisters trying to recover the essence of their dead mother, and an entertaining one about two deaf girls rescuing themselves from abduction via the medium of explosives.
The range was broad, I liked the thematic concept and I would say about 60% of the stories landed solidly for me.
