This is a stellar collection! Some of these stories will stay with me for a long time to come. ( )

I like this series of anthologies generally and was keen to read one edited by Roxane Gay, since I had read a couple of her books last year. I found the collection pretty uneven, though. I don't recall any stories that I felt overwhelmingly positive about (in other words, none inspired a "wow" from me), and there were several that I felt very meh about and a couple that I was surprised were published in respectable magazines much less collected in a "best" anthology. I did dog-ear a few as worthwhile:

* "Los Angeles" by Emma Cline
* "Boys Go to Jupiter" by Danielle Evans
* "A History of China" by Carolyn Ferrell
* "A Big True" by Dina Nayeri
* "Items Awaiting Protective Enclosure" by Tea Obreht ( )

Probably one of the strongest in this series that I've read. So many powerful stories. And we've got SF and crime in here. Gay knows how to pick them. ( )