pickSome beautiful writing, but this kept me at arm‘s length enough that I couldn‘t love it. I know that was the point. The writing about loss at the end was a true gut punch and my favorite part of the book. Will be interested to see how this fares in #tob25!
pickI‘m starting to feel almost a little uncomfortable with how all the spec fic I‘m reading has eerie concordance with the realities of the current moment. This is essentially a first contact story but there‘s a lot of things to unpack about personal autonomy and symbiosis with the environment.
pickI absolutely adored this book. A coming of age story about a possible alien born right around the same year I was? Yes, please. This is the second audiobook in a row that I‘ve listened to where I wanted to buy a paper copy so I can underline all of the parts I loved. This is now my pick for #TOB2025 and likely to be a favorite this year.
so-soEminently readable, in that the pacing and formatting creates a good flow, and I appreciate the writing style. More than just a collection of peculiarly-phrased perceptive observations, there does appear to be full life narrated from the point of view of a (possibly neurodivergent) asexual character, a collection of friends and family, 1/?
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pick23/100 First of all, ignore Litsy's description of this book, it's totally wrong. I've given them the correct one but they have never changed it. Anyway, what this book is about is the Hotel Andromeda, a space station located in the hub between many alien and human civilizations. A collection of short stories, mostly humorous, about the employees and the visitors to the station. 3 ⭐⭐⭐💫 #Read2025
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Beautyland hit my February sweet spot. Audiobook where life happens but there is a lightness in tone that keeps anxiety at bay. Glad to have read this #TOBshortlist book. 4 🌟
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