It is full of hope, interesting non-fiction thinking, and a thrilling (if casual) action plot. This will be aThis book changed my life for the better.
It is full of hope, interesting non-fiction thinking, and a thrilling (if casual) action plot. This will be a short review. If you care about the climate, what it will do to us in the years ahead, and how we should survive, read this book.
If nothing else, it will lessen your anxiety by showing you things you can do to improve your community....more
One of my favorite cozy sci-fi books of all time. This might be my favorite Chambers novel. If you re-examine love, hate, and every deep feeling in beOne of my favorite cozy sci-fi books of all time. This might be my favorite Chambers novel. If you re-examine love, hate, and every deep feeling in between from the perspectives of multiple alien species then READ THIS BOOK.
I don't want to spoil anything. Read the dust cover if you want a small summary. You should read the other books in this series, but they are not necessarily required reading if you want to just dive into this one. If this is your first Chambers novel, I expect it to light a fervor within you that cannot be quenched until you read all her work....more
This novella has one of the best villains ever for a work its size. He's just awful. It also features very mature considerations of how imperialist grThis novella has one of the best villains ever for a work its size. He's just awful. It also features very mature considerations of how imperialist groups act (it was heavily inspired by the Vietnam occupation and war), and what happens when indigenous populations decide to rise up against imperialists. Violence, this book shows, is a tool that harms the aggressor as well as the victim.
Le Guin's language, imagination, and intersectional politics (she's not just anti-racist, but artfully anti-misogynist) are in full force here. I highly recommend this small sci-fi allegory if you are in the mood for a book that is both action-packed and highly critical of many countries which currently rule the world....more
There are some interesting explorations here of grief, death, and parenthood. Ultimately though I didn’t find it very scary or insightful for most of There are some interesting explorations here of grief, death, and parenthood. Ultimately though I didn’t find it very scary or insightful for most of its length.
There are some good bits, but they are outnumbered by “meh� bits. ...more
I could NOT put this book down. Best new thing I've read in a long while.
You'll follow two friends and creative partners as they create videogames togI could NOT put this book down. Best new thing I've read in a long while.
You'll follow two friends and creative partners as they create videogames together. This book explores not just friendship, but what it means to bring art into the world while collaborating with others. Zevin has an amazing sense of humor, a keen sense of the way life wounds us, and a supreme writing ability.
I personally guarantee you will love this book. And if that doesn't sell you, John Green likes it....more
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