I think I even purchased Who Fears Death at a Borders, that’s how long I’ve been struggling with this author.
Tag: science fiction
Book Review: Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
While some speculative novels choose to thinly veil their messages and hide them behind metaphors, Adjei-Brenyah pulls you in with a concept that seems ripped from the blaxploitation and women in prison film genres, then hits you with real facts every few chapters.
Book Review: Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard
Sometimes a novella is just the right length, and sometimes it’s too short. Now you know that if that’s the line I’m opening with, this book was just too short to tell the story it wanted to tell.
Book Review: The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu is a science fiction retelling of the story of Aladdin. But it’s also a story about revolution. And a story about personhood. And there’s also a robot fighting tournament.
Book Review: New Suns 2, Edited by Nisi Shawl
New Suns 2 is the follow-up to New Suns, both books being collections of speculative fiction by authors of color.
The Best Books I Read in 2021
I read so many books in 2021! While some failed to wow me, most ranged from pretty good to amazing. It was honestly a great year for books, in my opinion.
Book Review: Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
As a geriatric millennial (she typed with tongue firmly in cheek), I immediately identify with any main character who is struggling in a gig economy.
Five Mini Book Reviews
I’m currently tearing through books at a slightly alarming pace. Blame Book Bingo.
Book Review: Defekt by Nino Cipri
Despite being about a corporate dystopia only slightly removed from our own reality, Defekt is a strangely hopeful book.
Four Mini Book Reviews
I wanted to briefly jot down my thoughts on a few books I’ve read in the past couple of months and wanted to write about, but couldn’t due to Surprise House Move 2021.