Karen Memory | 
so-soA unique world, the steampunk is more of a setting than a major theme which I liked, but the romance developed waaaaay to fast.
A young prostitute gets involved with complicated politics and danger when a former sex slave is dumped on the door of the house. The prostitutes work with a Marshal and his deputy to stop evil plots and free sex slaves.
3/5 read for an interesting story with F/F romance and good representation
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pickSquidapus doesn't particularly care for steampunk but he found this book a fun adventure. A prostitute and her co-workers get caught up in a dastardly plot after finding a dead hooker in their trash pile. A Western but everything is made out of steam engines. Very good ethnic and LGBT representation as well as showing the roughness of the time period without being exploitative. A bit of a slow/hard start because of the colloquial prose y'all.
So Squidapus has some pretty gaping holes in his library because we buy from what catches our eye at used book stores. Since we don't read book websites with news or reviews I feel like a lot of well known authors are complete unknown to us. I picked up Karen Memory because I think Elizabeth Bear is one of those authors but it also made me curious if we're missing out on people like Bear or Max Gladstone who take up entire shelves at the bookstore
Squidapus, I know you have ten arms but that doesn't mean you need to grab ten books from the book store. I'm already tripping over your backlog.
#LitsyPSA: This is on sale as an ebook. I liked this one quite a bit. Steampunk without the constant “oh she has gears on her bodice” nonsense that I‘ve seen in the genre. The main character is a prostitute, as are many other characters in the book. It‘s not necessarily filled with sex but it is very blunt about prostitution so if that‘s a problem, this book probably isn‘t for you.
pickA really fun book with a fantastic setting and cast of characters. I really liked the voice of the narrative and the little details of many cultures. Merry Lee is all lactose intolerant people when faced with hot chocolate! 🍫
bailedUgh, I wanted to like this book and finish it. However, 40 pages into it and I just can‘t. I can‘t stand the way the protagonist talks. I understand why she talks the way she does, because she‘s not supposed to be very educated, but I just couldn‘t.
What‘s frustrating about it, is this was going to meet 2 prompts for challenges! Now I need to find another sci-fi novel with a female protagonist by female author! Any recommendations?!
Book: Karen Memory
Author: Ambelin Kwaymullina
Movie: Kinky Boots
Food: kettle corn
#ManicMonday #LetterK
pickAmerican Steampunk on the West Coast, complete with human trafficking, prostitution, and a plot to overthrow the government (sort of). Oh, and Mad Scientists! Anyway, the Steampunk was just right. Sometimes authors get so carried away with the descriptions of things that there‘s no story, and that didn‘t happen in this book. The author put some effort into research for the book too, which is a plus.
Part of my #GenCon2018 reading. So far, so good. There are slurs used that would be appropriate to the actual time but it‘s hard to see in a modern book. I think it‘s a hard thing to do because there‘s a fine line of being realistic and being an ass and trying to get a way with something and blame it on the setting. So far, the language works.
@MaleficentBookDragon Girl!! I am so blown away by my #steampunkgoespostal box!! The books were all on my wish list, the teacup and saucer are beautiful and you got my favorite tea! I just loved everything!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!! #MVPstatus
Also thanks to @Mommamanzi for hosting a great swap!!
On my way to Florida for a week long vacation. 19 hours in the car and standing between me and some sun and reading. So I guess I'll make the most of my time, and pick this up.
1️⃣ Memory. Any other option is too involved.
2️⃣ Third person limited. Preferably unreliable. It's my pov of choice while writing too.
3️⃣ Read.
4️⃣ No. I will not have favourites. No.
#trivialthursday @GarthRanzz
Challenge check in for #booked2018 since we're nearing the end of one quarter... doing pretty good, except at sticking to a lane. 😛
8 done and 2 currently reading: Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear for the steampunk prompt, and A Vindication of the Rights of Women by Mary Wollstonecraft for the feminist classic prompt.
(Posts with finished prompts coming up...)
so-soThis was a lot of fun! Steampunk ladies in the Wild West. It felt a little shallow with the characters. Mostly I just wanted a lot more from this book.
There were a lot of slurs used by the narrator though, which I get, set in the time it is, but I felt uncomfortable every time one came up.
And I instantly went to Wikipedia to look up Federal Marshall Reeves, a totally awesome and real person. #lgtbqcharacters #charactersofcolor 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Am enjoying the world that is Rapid City. And things are about to get interesting with a murder.
My #steampunk pick is Karen Memory! It has a killer voice that stuck with me for months. A fast-paced mystery, the novel focuses on the intersections and complexities of race, character, and sexuality. Karen is a sex worker who chose her profession and falls in love with another woman, but the novel does not exploit these facts for titillation, which is so refreshing. Check it out! #seasonsreadings2016 @RealLifeReading
I don't read much steampunk, but when I do it's queer. #queerlit #fantasy #sexworkers
If I ever dress up for Halloween again, I would love to do Steam-punk. Maybe not this exact dress... #booktober
pickGreat steam punk adventure with a multiracial cast and LGBT representation. Full review at http://www.spiritblog.net/Karen-memory
Don't worry though. She hits the guy in the face with a bag of onions!
I've been having a hard time settling into a new book but this one sucked me in from the first page. Steam punk, western (which I usually hate), set in a brothel.
panI had high hopes for this book. It was on a reading list i got at Geek Girl Con. It had a female main character. It was a YA novel with a little bit of mystery tossed in. Despite that all the elements didn't quite gel, the plot left me bored, and wishing I was reading anything else.
Spending a lazy Saturday drinking coffee and reading some YA.
