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.
Tag: science fiction
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.
Book Review: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine is one of my favorite books, so of course A Desolation Called Peace was one of my most anticipated books for 2021. I’m happy to say that it lived up to expectations.
Book Review: The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey
Entertainment Weekly called The Echo Wife “a trippy domestic thriller”, and while it is definitely a twist on the domestic thriller genre, it also has elements of science fiction and horror and even literary fiction. Oh, it is also, as I repeatedly told my spouse while I read, “so f*cked up”, but in a good way.
Book Review: Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor
Nnedi Okorafor’s africanfuturist stories often explore what happens when humans encounter and are transformed by aliens. Remote Control is the latest such story, presented in the form of a short novella.