Tag: science fiction
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SFF March
I sped through three books in early March. Not the same reading habits as previous months, but I was happy to have time to curl up and dig into books I really enjoyed. Oryx and Crake was pretty marvelous. I found it proof that one needn’t identify with characters in order to really adore a…
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Sci Fi in Spring
Three speculative books in the new season. Hoping to fix my reading habits just a bit. Maybe go back and finish some books I didn’t complete last month? Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may…
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Historical Women I’ve DNFed
The Passion of New Eve: Angela Carter’s writing style is so overblown and hilarious, but ultimately this book was so dated it was hard to read. Fascinated though I may be by old feminist sci fi. I would love to read Gretchen Felker-Martin’s take on this one though. The Paying Guests: I’ve never read Sarah…
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Blackheart Knights by Laure Eve
A hard departure into my other love, queer science fiction with Medieval themes! Sometimes I feel a bit self-conscious, torn as I am between melancholy, homoerotic, midcentury European fiction and underground urban fantasy. I have a weak sense of my own taste, torn as it is between “high brow” and “low brow.” Terms that make…
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Strolling through a few books at once
I’ve had trouble reading books over the last few weeks, despite hanging around bookstores and book festivals. I’ve been reading articles and stories online like mad, trying to get my attention span back, and it’s kept me from scrolling too terribly. Though I will say, the latest issue of the Paris Review starts so terribly…
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Slow River by Nicola Griffith
After a dud attempt with John Darnielle’s newest (sadly), and waaaaaay too much reading on the internet, I figured the best way to break my reading slump was with a tried and true favorite. Nicola Griffith is currently touring for her newest book in the Hild sequence, and I just read Spear, so why not…
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In the Act by Rachel Ingalls
This was quite fun! From the publisher, New Directions: In the Act begins: “As long as Helen was attending her adult education classes twice a week, everything worked out fine: Edgar could have a completely quiet house for his work, or his thinking, or whatever it was.” In Rachel Ingalls’s blissfully deranged novella, the “whatever it…
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Road trip reading
Books that filled a void: Books I disliked: Books that surprised me: New personal favorites
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Maroons by adrienne maree brown
Hooray, finally got to the sequel of The Grievers! This was a great sequel in that it fleshed out the first book’s protagonist, followed up on mysteries of the first book, added new characters who are full and fascinating, AND had a happy ending! I felt a few bits were clumsy, but overall, the way…
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American War by Omar El Akkad
I used to see the hardcover of this book on our New Releases table at the bookstore, and loved the cover. I was drawn in by the idea of an Arab-American take on American dystopia. I was obsessed with science fiction at the time, so this book has stayed in the back of my mind…