| Title | : | Collective Humanity: An LGBTQ+ Anthology of Imaginative Fiction and Poetry |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 119 |
| Publication | : | Published June 22, 2024 |
Through unique voices of queer authors and allies, this anthology explores the complexities of the human experience.
We present tales of bravery, despair, and rejoicing; our short stories and poetry remind us that humanity’s sometimes dark, sometimes discouraging, journey towards empathy will ultimately lead to the realization that, at our core, we are all simply different hues on the human spectrum.
Collective Humanity: An LGBTQ+ Anthology of Imaginative Fiction and Poetry Reviews
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‘Collective Humanity: An LGBTQ+ Anthology of Imaginative Fiction and Poetry’ is all about metamorphosis and features stories about transformation, being the best versions of ourselves, and acceptance. Each story or poem is by a queer author so reading this helps to support their work!
As this is an anthology, I will briefly review several of the authors’ work (unfortunately there’s far too many to be able to write about them all!):
Ginerva Mancinelli’s ‘Overthrown’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was the first book of the anthology and I have to say it was probably my favourite! I love fantasy stories and this lesbian fantasy one was gripping from start to end. There is action and fighting throughout so I was happy the author got so much into such a short piece of writing. It deserves five stars just for the action alone!
Sara Brunner’s ‘Rainbow Wings’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
This was a short, beautiful poem about identity and acceptance. It was emotive, powerful, and written in rhyming couplets which I love in a poem.
Austin Slade Perry’s ‘Little Red’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This was a queer retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, focusing on a boy working in his grandad’s diner. He meets a handsome stranger and doesn’t know if he should be close to him or run far away from him. It was a bit too short to go far, but what was there was good.
Stephanie Parry’s ‘Not my Body’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, ’Heart of Her’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️, ‘Reborn’ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All poems were good in their own way.
HRR Gormon’s ‘Disco Demolition Night’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
An interesting story focusing on people who are queer and black joining together to save disco. It was a bit odd, but good.
Elizabeth Sugg’s ‘It’s Snowing Again’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Well written and cute, but too short for much to happen.
Avery Davis’s ‘Nameless’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A cute story about a nonbinary character trying to come up with their new name. I enjoyed this short story a lot.
Ashley Amber’s ‘Feels Right’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A poem that I felt seemed to be about the person figuring out they’re asexual and figuring out what feels right for them. I can imagine this will resonate with a lot of people.
Elle Hartford’s ‘Lullaby for a Lonely Sea’: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
An interesting interpretation of Ursula from ‘The Little Mermaid’! It makes you see the sea witch in a different light. -
A must read to support queer writers and community. ❤️🌈 I loved this anthology and recommend it to anyone
