All We Ever Wanted by Matt Miner

All We Ever Wanted Reviews

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  Adrian

  Anthologies! Seems to be a fad now in the graphic novels (comic books) industry. I like ‘em. As a survey of writing and art talent, you get to see stuff that otherwise wouldn’t make it to shelves. The drawback being you get inconsistency as the major feature of the book.
  
  That said, this particular one reads like a progressive’s wet dream. Meaning mainly no logic to the stories, just goodwill and peace ✌🏽 towards men from women and all that jazz. One or two stories are jewels 💎 in their structure and are with sifting through a lot of sand to get to them. Others are just plain ridiculous in both the idea and the presentation of their wish lists. I recommend all, though, as an exercise in examining ALL the evidence and an exploration of the zeitgeist of the younger generation.
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  Jim

  The future may be dark. But there’s hope there, too.
  
  This is a lot different than I expected. I was thinking it would be all about future utopias of diversity - perfect worlds where we all lived in peace.
  
  But it has it’s roots in a tad more reality. It’s about futures, sure - and some are brighter than others. But there’s no such thing as perfection. There is, however, such a thing as hope.
  
  Check out this anthology. Which, in a sense is itself a utopia of diversity. Different stories, different lives, different perspectives.
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  Kathy

  A really mixed collection. Some were great, with interesting art and stories of friendship or the end of the world. Some though, preach the fallacy that it's our struggles who make us who we are, and if we could erase them, then we shouldn't; or equate counter protests to the fascism they are protesting.
  
  Overall, glad I read it, but also glad I got it from the library.
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  Joshua Lawson

  I like the optimistic bent, so plusses for that. Great art all around. None of the stories really stuck with me though, and it was undoubtedly due to the page limit as there were more than a few pieces with runway left in them. Three stars elevated to four by the concept.
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  Nat

  It is optimistic and not naive. It does detail the harsh realities of life but ends each story with hope without feeling cheesy.
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  Aurora

  A lot of stories were weird in a bad way. I often felt like they didn’t have enough room to really get going before they were cut off abruptly. I liked that most of them were optimistic.
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  Melina

  They were good overall. Hopeful.
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  Rebecca

  A good collection of short speculative sci-fi comic stories, covering every topic from gender to pandemics. Very timely and relevant.
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  Michael

  Some good, some bad - typical of an anthology book. Mostly amusing.
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  Monica

  Good mix of sci-fi stories, though some worked better in this length and format than others.
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  Decio Bernardo

  I like half of the stories.. But I will read it again to better appreciate the project.
  
  Good read during lockdown, rainy days and not that good mood time.