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Body of Stars

A book about overcoming patriarchy that empowers… a man?

Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter

May 10, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

I was intrigued by this book’s blurb, and went in knowing that it was a dystopian novel that dealt with rape culture and the patriarchy. Unfortunately, this book didn’t work out that well for me. The book is set in a dystopian culture where the freckles on women’s bodies foretell the future: their careers, their families, down to how many children they’ll have, and also glimpses of the rest of the family’s future. They’re born with children’s markings, which, while still true, tend to be […]

Filed Under: Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Laura Maylene Walter, Speculative Fiction

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:40 · Genres: Speculative Fiction · Tags: Laura Maylene Walter, Speculative Fiction ·
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Familiar and New Sci Fi

Binti: the Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor

April 24, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

I have a bit of a confession to make: I assigned my students a novella that I hadn’t read the conclusion of. This isn’t quite as bad as it sounds. Binti is a trilogy, and I’d read the first installment, assigned it, started the full trilogy, put it down, forgot about it, then picked it back up with about 2 weeks left in the semester. Here follows a review of the full trilogy. Reasons I picked this for an intro to lit/composition 2 type class: […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, afro-futurism, binti, Binti Home, Binti Night Masquerade, Binti trilogy, Nnedi Okorafor, space travel, Speculative Fiction

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:35 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, afro-futurism, binti, Binti Home, Binti Night Masquerade, Binti trilogy, Nnedi Okorafor, space travel, Speculative Fiction ·
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Half Read but Still Reviewable

The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

April 5, 2021 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Just for clarity and full disclosure, I only managed to get through about the first 100 pages of what is 563 page novel before I got distracted and then had to return it to the library. But I still got enough to form some impressions, even if I’m honest, I may not have truly been able to really read the whole thing even if there hadn’t been another hold on the book and I’d have kept it a while longer. The Ministry for the Future […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: climate change, kim stanley robinson, literary fiction, Speculative Fiction, The Ministry for the Future

CoffeeShopReader's CBR13 Review No:29 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: climate change, kim stanley robinson, literary fiction, Speculative Fiction, The Ministry for the Future ·
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Picture of a black and white cat sitting behind the book, "Deadly Education".

It’s kind of like if Harry Potter was destined to destroy the world, crossed with the Hunger Games, and Hogwarts was actively trying to kill you

Deadly Education by Naomi Novik

March 17, 2021 by Dome'Loki 4 Comments

Naomi Novik burst on the scene with her Temeraire series but around book 4 or 5 I lost interest.  Then last year I finally read Spinning Silver and was reminded what a good author she is and was excited to find out that a new book was forth coming in the Fall, Deadly Education.  Attending one of her virtual release events whetted my appetite and I have been eagerly waiting for Deadly Education to rise to the top of the TBR, I’m happy to report it lived […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Fiction, magic school, Naomi novik, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Fiction, magic school, Naomi novik, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy ·
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Sloppy editing, battle that just kept going, and an egregious character death: Peace Talks part B

Battle Ground by Jim Butcher

March 9, 2021 by Dome'Loki Leave a Comment

Jim Butcher said it was a publishing decision to break apart Peace Talks and Battle Ground into two books due to length and the sharp turn between the two halves of the story.  However, I’m not certain this was justified or needed.  Last year I read two books that were longer than the combined length of Peace Talks and Battle Ground.  And I suspect had the two been published together that the overall book would have been smaller, had the story not needed to be padded out to fill two […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Dresden Files, Fiction, Jim Butcher, Speculative Fiction, urban fiction

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Dresden Files, Fiction, Jim Butcher, Speculative Fiction, urban fiction ·
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A cat and kitten curled up sleeping with a copy of the book Peace Talks by Jim Butcher in the foreground

Dresden’s very long list of things to do and the best quote, “Home is where you embrace the present and plan the future.  It’s where the books are.”

Peace Talks by Jim Butcher

March 5, 2021 by Dome'Loki 5 Comments

For the first time I’m going to attempt to work on my review while still reading the book.  Let’s see what happens! 2/23 : I haven’t touched a Dresden novel since the release of the previous volume in 2014, so before cracking open Peace Talks had to look up recaps for Skin Game and Cold Days to refresh my memory.  As it’s been several years, I had forgotten how quickly the stakes are introduced and Harry is thrown into the fire but this book seems to have […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Dresden Files, Fiction, Jim Butcher, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy

Dome'Loki's CBR13 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, CBR13, Dome'Loki, Dresden Files, Fiction, Jim Butcher, Speculative Fiction, Urban Fantasy ·
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