Chip's propensity for unreliable/unlikeable narrators makes his books a bit of a slog sometimes, but he's still one of my favourites cause there's always layers of intent going on under the writing and he's so fucking smart and funny. Love imagining an occupied solar system with queer cooperative living and on-demand informed consent gender- and sexuality-affirming health tech, but! Theres a lot of dodging and ducking in and around the question of utopia here and the almost-campy idealized aspects of the society and tech play into these explorations. Loved it.
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people like books finished reading The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
The long way to a small, angry planet by Becky Chambers (Wayfarers, #1)
When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, a patched-up ship that's seen …
people like books started reading Abolish the Family by Sophie Lewis
Abolish the Family by Sophie Lewis
What if family were not the only place you might hope to feel safe, loved, cared for and accepted?
What …
people like books reviewed Trouble on Triton by Samuel R. Delany
Take me to gay space, maybe
4 stars
people like books commented on Trouble on Triton by Samuel R. Delany
I found this interview/seminar with Chip from 1986 which shed a lot of light on his ideas around this book, specifically around the question of utopia/heterotopia and SciFi and how this book is in dialogue with LeGuin's The Disposessed. www.depauw.edu/sfs/interviews/delany52interview.htm
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people like books finished reading Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, #2) by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah (Dune Chronicles, #2) by Frank Herbert
Dune Messiah is a science fiction novel by American writer Frank Herbert, the second in his Dune series of six …
people like books finished reading Dune by Frank Herbert
Dune by Frank Herbert
Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family …
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@neveralways are you talking about loading in books from other catalogues (i think openlibrary in particular has been buggy with loading in listings in the past), or creating one from scratch? I just created a test listing and it did work for me, but let me know if you're still having a problem!
people like books finished reading Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells (The Murderbot Diaries, #6)
No, I didn't kill the dead human. If I had, I wouldn't dump the body in the station mall.
When …
people like books reviewed A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) …
Kinda twee but quick escapist read with NB protagonist
4 stars
Finished this series during a multi-day power outage, and being in resource-management mode def made the cozy solarpunk world these books built feel closer at hand. It was kinda impressively fleshed out for being only 2 short novellas, but i think any more than that and the utopic vibes woulda been totally saccharine. I don't particularly care about solarpunk but I am a total sucker for robot-human friendship exploration stories so definitely enjoyed that aspect.
people like books finished reading A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (Monk and Robot, #2)
After touring the rural areas of Panga, Sibling Dex (a Tea Monk of some renown) and Mosscap (a robot sent …
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@astralstreeting oh shit! I've been thinking about rereading the earthsea books.
people like books finished reading Lakewood by Megan Giddings
Lakewood by Megan Giddings
When Lena Johnson’s beloved grandmother dies, and the full extent of the family debt is revealed, the black millennial drops …
people like books finished reading Lakewood : a novel by Megan Giddings
Lakewood : a novel by Megan Giddings
A startling debut about class and race, Lakewood evokes a terrifying world of medical experimentation—part The Handmaid’s Tale, part The …