viola

very well tied-together, for the fairly basic fantasy book it is

such possibility... made me want to write d/s cosmic horror with characters who could do better than repeat intro platitudes about how the bottom is in control

a disability horror novel disguised (ha) as alienfuckery. well-executed (also ha).

if only all fantasy had this understanding of power and teeth.

a fantasy novel with the key conflict being class politics... without any meaningful class politics

like if whipping girl was good, and threw a meme at you every so often when you least expected it

too correct for its own good

Truly the greatest flaw in the theories of this book is precisely shown by the fact that it is read in the USA in classes teaching future educators. However, it is nonetheless very valuable when read from a perspective that desires revolution, not just social reproduction with a pretense of democracy.

Easily my favorite of Charlie Jane Anders' books. Brings together her philosophizing about nature and technology with a character-focused, meaningful story. Some of the plot points felt overly serendipitous, but, well....

Wait, you mean trans girls in high school don't have to be straight? And don't have to give up their prior interests and existence? /s

A much-needed improvement to a genre whose readers have been deserving better for many, many years.

nothing standout.

boy she hates women. the way the lists of undesirable traits are twice as long whenever she gets to describing women she dislikes.