The main thing that comes across is anger, at having to live in an embargoed, touristified place. I really like the bitter, cynical tone and found it distinctive, but this book succumbs to the cyberpunk fault of not having a single female character who isn't a sex worker until, like 9/10ths of the way to the end.
Sunday, March 9, 2025
a planet for rent by yoss (trans. david frye)
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It's an excellent novel in its own right, and I completely understand why it has so many diaspora-novel imitators. It's multi - lay...
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When it comes to politically didactic novels, I think this one is quite good because the prose is strong and the main character is intellige...
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It's the quintessential "adult" book not in sex or gore, but depictions of cynicism and social norms. Short and sparse, but a...
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Not only is the story uninteresting, but there is basically no inventive or descriptive language, and no emotional impact. Even with how sho...
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