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Tag: science fiction

Book Review | Remote Control (ARC)

On January 5, 2021January 4, 2021 By Jenny ALeave a comment

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Remove Control by Nnedi Okorafor. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Sankofa has wandered rural Ghana for years, ever since Death visited her town when she was seven. Because of her …

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Book Review | Displacement (ARC)

On September 19, 2020September 20, 2020 By Jenny A2 Comments

I received an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of Displacement by Kiku Hughes from the publisher. Since this version is just a proof and not the final version, I won’t quote directly and will keep my comments general. Displacement follows Kiku, a girl growing up in Seattle. During a trip to San Francisco with her mother, …

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Book Review | Tarnished Are the Stars

On July 28, 2020July 26, 2020 By Jenny ALeave a comment

In Rosiee Thor’s debut novel Tarnished Are the Stars, Anna is a mechanic/medic in a small town on Earth Adjacent, the planet that has been terraformed after life on Earth became unsustainable. Anna is also the Technician, an outlaw who uses illegal tech in order to save lives. Meanwhile, Nathaniel, son of the Commissioner of …

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Book Review | Artemis Fowl

On June 27, 2020June 26, 2020 By Jenny ALeave a comment

I watched the new Artemis Fowl movie, and it is… not good. So, to feel better about another part of my childhood reading being ruined, I decided to reread the first book, on which the film is (extremely loosely) based. As usual, the book is better. Artemis Fowl, the first book in the eight book …

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Book Review | Making the Monster

On June 13, 2020June 12, 2020 By Jenny ALeave a comment

Making the Monster by Kathryn Harkup explores the science and medicine studied at the time Mary Shelley wrote her most famous novel. Not only does it provide a wider scientific and cultural context for one of the best known sci-fi books in history, it also delves into Mary’s life and examines what information and resources …

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