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A Planet for Rent
A Planet for Rent | Yoss
23 posts | 9 read | 2 reading | 45 to read
Out of the modern-day dystopia of Cuba comes an instant classic from the islands most celebrated science fiction author: a raucous tale of a future in which a failing Earth is at the mercy of powerful capitalist alien colonizers.One of the most successful, decorated, and controversial science fiction writers in Cuba, Yoss (a.k.a. Jos Miguel Snchez Gmez) is known as much for his unrepentant rock-and-roll aesthetic as for his acerbic portraits of the island under Communism. In his bestselling A Planet for Rent, Yoss critiques 90s Cuba by drawing parallels with a possible Earth of the not-so-distant future. Wracked by economic and environmental problems, the desperate planet is rescued, for better or worse, by alien colonizers, who remake the planet as a tourist destination. Ruled over by a brutal interstellar bureaucracy, dispossessed humans seek better lives via the few routes available working for the colonial police; eking out a living as black marketeers, drug dealers, or artists; prostituting themselves to exploitative extraterrestrial visitors or facing the cold void of space in rickety illegal ships. This inventive and raucous book marks the English-language debut of an astonishingly brave and imaginative Latin American voice.
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jen_the_scribe
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Redoing my TBR list since I've added more books to my shelves this month.

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JPeterson
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And that‘s a wrap for this weekend‘s #24in48 #readathon, with a total of 24 hours and a whole 9 minutes read. 🤓📚

Stats:
4 books finished, plus one comic
3 books in progress (including one audiobook)
Total audiobook hours: 4 hours 6 min
Total pages: 1,486
#ReadHarder Prompt 10: Romance by or about a POC (Bingo Love)

Soubhiville Yay! Great job! 6y
TheBookgeekFrau Nice! 👍👏 6y
saresmoore Excellent! 6y
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Merethebookgal Amazing!! 6y
robinb Great job! 👏👏👏 6y
GondorGirl Yay! 6y
Librarybelle Congratulations! 6y
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JPeterson
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I have made it to the 7.5 hours mark! This is some of the best time I‘ve made for a #readathon. Time for some dandelion tea to celebrate ☕️

#24in48

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JPeterson
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JPeterson
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So it begins
#24in48

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hoggman
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Some books for #readharder I havent been able to get yet. Top down, left to right:

19) translated book of genre fiction
10) romance novel by or about a POC
1) published posthumously
23) with a female protagonist over 60 (not sure if this will quite count, but should still be a good read)
9) colonial or postcolonial lit
24) assigned book I never finished
13) Oprah book club selection
8) comic written and drawn by the same person
7) A western

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Cassandra_L
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Mehso-so

Going to give this a So-So rather than a Pick. Inventive premise, yes. Sharp satire and geopolitical commentary, sure. Character development and insight, not so much. The stories themselves were so formulaic to be a drag - born-gifted human in interlocking, exposition-heavy narrative faces oppression and prevails via luck/gift of birth - and creativity doesn't overcome that in this instance. Anyway, if you like wierd alien sex, this one's for you.

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Cassandra_L
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Next up...

asiriusreader Welcome to Litsy! 7y
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WanderingBookaneer
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You can add homophobic to my previous post about this book.

britt_brooke 🤬 7y
2BR02B What. The fuck. 7y
GondorGirl 😒 7y
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KathyWheeler I don‘t even know what to say about this — it‘s just so ridiculous. 7y
Scurvygirl Ok... 7y
CrinolineDream Yeah...ok. 🙄 7y
TheBookAddict 🙄🤦🏽‍♀️😒 7y
Jokila 😑 7y
tournevis Gah 7y
Phlamboyant What . . . I don't . . . Ugh . . . 7y
eraderneely 👎🏼 7y
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WanderingBookaneer
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🎶 Baby it‘s cold outside. 🎶 It‘s been slow going with this one. I can‘t with the gratuitous graphic gore and with the misogynistic treatment of female characters that seem to be a staple for many Latino writers

Bourriquet76 22 and snowing here! ❄️🎿⛷ 7y
LibrarianRyan I'll send you ice pellets from Corn country. Not freezing rain but not hail either. It's like being inside a sonic ice machine. 7y
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JPeterson
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Heading to a weekend cruise to the Bahamas in a few hours!
My boyfriend decided he should also have a paperback book with him (besides just relying on ebooks on his tablet), so I did the best thing a girlfriend could do. Found a local, indie bookstore and suggested books that I also want to read. It‘s a win-win, since this book will soon be mine. 😉

Louise Very clever! Enjoy your trip! 7y
vivastory This book is wild 7y
AlaMich Good strategy! 7y
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TrishB Enjoy 😁 7y
CouronneDhiver Nice! Have a great time. I just got back from a cruise - so fun. 7y
Reviewsbylola Great idea!! 7y
youneverarrived Have a great time 😘 7y
minkyb Perfect! 7y
JPeterson @Louise @AlaMich @TrishB @Reviewsbylola @youneverarrived @minkyb @CouronneDhiver Thanks, all! I just got back late yesterday. 😊 @vivastory Awesome! I can‘t wait to start it! There was significantly less reading time then I had hoped for, but hopefully soon! 😄 7y
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WanderingBookaneer
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Reading Cuban SciFi and appreciating how Yoss portrays a colonial expectations.

ofbooksandme Cuban Sci-fi? Count me in! 7y
vivastory This book is wild 7y
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Sue
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Pickpick

Holy crackers what a ride. This amazing book is filled with so much creativity and anger. Yoss takes us to an alternate Earth which has (only just) survived alien contact. Humans are now little more than in the way of the controlling regime and they eke out existences in a myriad of ways. Told from half a dozen points of view, you get an idea of what life in Cuba might have been like at the time of writing.

All the stars.

Thank you @katycronk

Reggie Great review. I‘m intrigued. 7y
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RanaElizabeth
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Pickpick

My new job is a complete (enjoyable) time suck and I've literally had no time to do any book reviews but my freaking god. This book. I am utterly gobsmacked. Amazing for the science fiction and explosive for its references to Cuba. Nothing I can say about it will do any justice to its perfection.

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khooliha
Pickpick

Almost every story in this collection is like a noose tightening around your neck but you keep reading because it doesn't stop being propulsive or affecting.

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khooliha

Well, this unexpected gift from my aunt is amazing so far.

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RVA_Shane
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Now reading, excitement level high!

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CaptainMatt
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Cuban sci fi writer ✔️
Heavy metal rockstar ✔️
YOSS ✔️
Got to hear Yoss talk about "A Planet for Rent" and "Super Extra Grande" tonight at City Lit Books!
#citylitbooks #yoss #cuba #scifi #heavymetal #aplanetforrent #superextragrande

ReadingOver50 Awesome 8y
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CityLitBooks
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We've got some awesome authors dropping by City Lit Books this weekend, you should come, too!
• 10/13 Stephanie Ash "The Annie Year"
• 10/14 Yoss "Super Extra Grande" and "A Planet for Rent"
• 10/15 Jacob Grant "Cat Knit"
Check the website for details, link in bio!



#citylitbooks #logansquare #chicago #new #favorite #book #bookstagram #october #author #events #reading #signing #igreads

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ani_sch
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University read? | "In the end, we're not just humans, we're equals." | #sciencefiction #cuba

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Liberty
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YOSS!!!! Trying not to squeal in his face. 💕💕💕

MrBook 😁👌🏻 8y
scripturient 👍🏻 Also look at the guy photo-bombing your picture. 😂 8y
Cobscook ✌🏻️Cool! 8y
quirkyreader At least you are at the table with all the coffee. ☕️☕️🐸🐙 8y
Mccall0113 @Liberty I fee the same about you! 🤗 8y
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Heidsalot
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Pickpick

Sooo good! Alien domination disguised as tourism, all symbolic of life in Cuba during the 90s.

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Heidsalot
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Got this through my campus's ILLiad, have been wanting to read ever since I heard @Liberty talking about it last year. Half of my curiosity was because of her description of the photo of Yoss. That is seriously the best author pic, ever!