dd reviewed All systems red
All Systems Red is a 2017 science fiction novella by American author Martha Wells. The …
Endearing Death Machine
4 stars
How relatable? Merely wanting to escape a dead end job and watch your favorite shows?
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dd rated The Roller Derby Blueprint: 3 stars
The Roller Derby Blueprint by Scott Meyer
The Roller Derby Blueprint is a no-BS strategy guide for players, captains, coaches and team leaders playing WFTDA-rules derby who …
dd reviewed JPod by Douglas Coupland
Kind of like a story interrupted by TikTok videos
3 stars
This wasn't terrible and I got some chuckles out of it. I think whatever this was is also why I didn't really click with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
dd rated Lovecraft Country: 3 stars
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
Soon to be a New HBO® Series from J.J. Abrams (Executive Producer of Westworld), Misha Green (Creator of Underground) and …
dd rated The Stone Sky: 5 stars
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth, #3)
THIS IS THE WAY THE WORLD ENDS... FOR THE LAST TIME.
The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the …
dd rated The Obelisk Gate: 5 stars
dd rated Fifth Season: 5 stars
Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (The Broken Earth: Book One)
A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN.
IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole …
dd reviewed The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities, #2)
Mostly fun read
3 stars
I did enjoy it, but she says it herself at the end that it was hard to finish because :waves arms around at current reality:
I get it though and felt it but yeah it's okay and it finishes everything up. I really tried not to be disappointed because it is still fun to read... mostly.
dd reviewed The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz
Destry's life is dedicated to terraforming Sask-E. As part of the Environmental Rescue Team, she …
Imagine a world like this
4 stars
... is this solarpunk?
dd reviewed Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Natsuki isn't like the other girls. She has a wand and a transformation mirror. She …
Exponentially Weirder through the End
3 stars
This is one of those "don't judge a book by its cover" reads. It's interesting and vivid. If you like weird, strange, and sometimes oddly hard reads, try it.
dd reviewed Refusing Compulsory Sexuality by Sherronda J. Brown
Everything you know about sex and asexuality is (probably) wrong.
The notion that everyone wants …
Call for Space for Aces
4 stars
Navigating this is new to me, so it's great to read something advocating so fiercely for a while and complete space for aces of all types. Also wild to learn that Langston Hughes and Octavia Butler are mostly assumed to be gay despite avoiding that label and romance in their lives. In a more accepting world perhaps they would identify as ace or aro, but we should resist labeling them to suit our needs.
dd rated Blades in the Dark: 4 stars
dd wants to read The World We Make by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities, #2)
All is not well in the city that never sleeps. Even though the avatars of …
Wait how did I miss that book 2 was fully baked and ready to be devoured?!
dd rated Spell or High Water: 4 stars
Spell or High Water by Scott Meyer (Magic 2.0, #2)
The adventures of an American hacker in Medieval England continue as Martin Banks takes his next step on the journey …
Every day in Minor Universe 31 people get into time machines and try to change …
Huh, okay
3 stars
Weird in a sort of Phantom Tollbooth way but really dense and rapid. It's better if you skim. Not a bad weird, but okay.