Bay Area nerd, currently enjoying a lot of sci-fi, romance, and fantasy.
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"On the island of Kavekana, Kai builds gods to order, then hands them to others to maintain. Her creations aren't …
Worthwhile, if occasionally dry or dense.
Unless you're interested in the intellectual history of consent (which is, to be fair, fascinating), I recommend skipping to the last chapter, "Sex as a Conversation." It provides a solid framework to think about consent and good sex.
Worthwhile, if occasionally dry or dense.
Unless you're interested in the intellectual history of consent (which is, to be fair, fascinating), I recommend skipping to the last chapter, "Sex as a Conversation." It provides a solid framework to think about consent and good sex.
"After the last controversial global election, the global infomocracy that has ensured thirty years of world peace is fraying at …
It's been twenty years and two election cycles since "Information," a powerful search engine monopoly, pioneered the switch from warring …
"A heartwarming and refreshing debut novel that proves one thing: there's not enough data in the world to predict what …
Me: I could use something light and funny, I'll check out the Avatar comic.
Gene Luen Yang: Let's dig into the legacies of colonialism!
Not what I was expecting, but definitely a smart, accessible book that picks up important threads from the show. And, yes, with plenty of light, funny moments along the way.
I picked this up because Tamsyn Muir described it as having many of the same cool elements that she put into Gideon the Ninth.
So I started this expecting something Gideon-like. But for the first third of the book or so, it made me think of nothing so much as a (way darker) Goblin Emperor. (And also, for obvious reasons, Tombs of Atuan).
As the narrative goes on, I think the Gideon comparison becomes more and more apt--queer longing, sass, wizards rolling their eyes at each other. I had a great time with this book all the way through.
