Gabe

I tried to give it a chance cause the premise and setting seemed fun and entertaining but the writing and characters were so juvenile I simply could not.

I probably didn’t sit with this long enough to give it a fair chance, but was just a bit underwhelming. Weird girls sure maybe, but it was really just the opening short story and not the other two that fit the theme so I felt almost short changed.

not me crying at Calipress at 3:15pm trying to finish this book

Reminded me in the end of The Red Tent and how we don’t really die if we are known.

Definitely without a fair queer lens, which lacked for me, but perhaps bound to happen.

Incredible imagining of a universe from scratch, and personhood.

ok this was slow going for me BUT really good, still 4 stars.

book club read

I didn’t love this but I have a (narcissistic) soft spot for Dolly Alderton and London.

I read this to pre-read before recommending to a friend. It made me realise that some women truly love heterosexual men and I can’t believe what a grim grim world they must endure. Sexuality cannot be a choice, this cannot be the good place. Good luck to you all!

really hard to capture what I liked & got out of this book without repeating extremely specific moments. Less story and more meditation on identity, but in the enticing context of one woman’s brief relationship, with both a young man and with Cairo.

I read this to pre-read before recommending to a friend. It made me realise that some women truly love heterosexual men and I can’t believe what a grim grim world they must endure. Sexuality cannot be a choice, this cannot be the good place. Good luck to you all!

nothing really to criticise, was a well-written, well-chosen selection of short stories.

Just read at a time not particularly in the mood for short stories