To Be Continued

by Michele Karlsberg (Editor)

Although the concept of To Be Continued sounds gimmicky--lesbian-authored stories with intentionally suspenseful endings, to be completed in a sequel published a year later--most of the pieces included are surprisingly satisfying and self-contained. In Cecilia Tan's slow and lyrical "Dragon's Daughter," a restless Chinese American adolescent finds a magical route to the China of her dreams. In Carla Trujillo's "Huevos Rancheros," two unhappy children tie up and gag their drunken father and try to make him promise to be nicer. Although the children have a knife poised over Daddy's crotch when the story ends, readers can reach their own violent or whimsical conclusions. --Regina Marler

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The concept of a two part short story anthology is interesting, but annoying in practice (even when one has both books on hand). A couple of the stories were awesome, a couple merely good. The rest were mediocre at best.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of the stories were great, many were okay, one - I couldn't finish.