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Enjoying the beautiful weather today with some outdoor reading time paired with the best pão de queijo.

Unwinding with this one after a long day

A very satisfying sophomore book from Sarah Pinsker. It didn't hit quite as hard for me as A Song for a New Day but I still loved it. Her genre seems to be dystopian hopepunk and I am here for it.

Next up! I loved Pinsker's debut, A Song for a New Day. I have high expectations for this one.

When a brain implant that allows for more effective multi-tasking, it divides a family and a society, as eventually those without it are discriminated against. This is a great way to look to prejudice and how frankly stupid it is. I really liked this book, my second read from Pinsker, and I look forward to reading more of her books.

Interesting

A good balance between sci-fi and family drama. We Are Satellites explores the effects technology has on a society increasingly dependent upon it, asking questions such as what will we do to have the latest tech? Is it worth sacrificing our mental health, or our families?

My major scruple is that the characters tend to act how people should act, as opposed to how they might really act, which lends a slight artificiality to the family dynamic.

Agents want comparables.

‘What book/movie/TV show out there is similar to your novel?‘

I really don‘t know. I know the authors who have inspired my writing, but that‘s not good enough, especially if the authors have long since passed.

So, my next run of reads are all novels which sound like they might share something in common with what I‘m shopping to agents.

Starting with We Are Satellites. It sounds promising both as a read and a comp.

Completely blown away by this dystopian novel that speaks to the ethics of technology. More spoiler comments below.

Moral issues surrounding biotechnology are thoughtfully explored in this SF tale that remains firmly centred on characters. POV rotates between the four members of a family in Washington DC that includes two lesbian parents whose children who grow into adulthood over the course of the novel. #Audiobook read by Bernadette Dunne
#LGBTQ

“Focal seizures, impaired consciousness, knocking out her awareness but not bringing her body down” (—Tagged novel)

Focal seizures are experienced by characters in two books I‘ve been reading lately. I wasn‘t previously aware of this possibility as an aspect of epilepsy.

#audiobaking yesterday (for a friend‘s birthday)

Teeny #bookhaul on my husband and I‘s teeny vacation to celebrate our anniversary at the beach. Just at Rehoboth Beach in Delaware for the night but of course a stop at the bookstore was a must.

In the near future, a new technology is available that makes your brain able to multitask and work faster. The two moms in the central story are at odds about it but give in when their son begs for one, because his classmates are leaving him behind. Not long after, he is recruited by the army.

This is a deep exploration about new technologies and control from a bunch of different angles.