How is this not more well-known? That was my resounding question from the moment I picked this beautiful book up to when I dropped the cover closed, the words of these 17 weird, quirky, touching, delightful stories swarming in my brain. I stumbled upon this in a used bookstore and was captivated by the cover. When I saw feminist sci-fi and fantasy short stories? And that it was a mixture of prose and comic? With a play-script thrown in as well? How could I /not/ buy it? It was a really surreal experience reading speculative fiction for young adults that was specifically addressing feminist issues, and I enjoyed every second of it. Some of the story were weird. Some I walked away from, not quite sure what I'd just poured over. I did devour this in one evening, so I'll probably find myself wandering back into its arms in a day or so and testing out some of the stories I didn't quite grasp. The combination of prose short stories and comics made for an easy, captivating read that had me constantly intrigued. It also helped distinguish the stories from each other. I didn't have any trouble remembering which story was which by the time I got to the end and was reading the authors' comments on their writing processes.

This whole book was an incredible experience. Not to mention the book itself is gorgeous. Go buy it now, and enjoy an evening of being lost amidst the desolation of the patriarchy.