pickDorothy retired from being detective of a generational ship 2 years ago. So she‘s quite surprised to suddenly awaken in someone else‘s body to find the shipmind drunk and someone dead. This sci-fi mystery novella is fun and seems to be setting up lots of possibilities for future books while also resolving the mystery.
pickThis really makes me think I'd have a better time with murder mysteries if they were all novella length. A couple caveats: I've had a good time with each book in this series thanks to the cheeky meta angle as well as the quality of the writing, and the last two books were not novellas. I also accept that if you're a one off or the first book in a murder mystery series you might have to take more time to introduce characters, and that adds 1/?
pick“I have seen the bravery and intellligence that it takes one of color to survive under the cruelest of conditions.” The story of James, Sukey, Pan, Robert, Henry and so many others may be difficult to read because of the injustices they face in slavery is so abhorrent, but their story is powerful and representative of a crucial piece of history. Different character POVs and development, this is a story that will stay with me.
"We lie on our backs on the trampoline, drawn into the center by each other's weight. The universe stretches wide above us, framed by a ring around us."
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This story is so intriguing and I‘m curious to see where it goes.
pickFinally got around to this one for #TOB25
I assumed this would be total fluff (not that there‘s anything wrong with that) but it was pretty deep albeit in a fluffy way. I liked what it had to say about taking care of yourself, finding the true you as you get older, loneliness, and grief. I loved how the author handled the pandemic. It made me laugh too.
Not my favorite short list title, but I can see why so many people love it.
pickAn ugly story about writing, publishing, opportunism, ambition, racism, cancel culture, etc.
Despite the tough topics, I thought this was very well-done.
Bravo!
