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Sci-Fi

The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal

Winner of the 2019 Nebula, Locus and Hugo Awards, I had high hopes for this, the first in the Lady Astronaut Series. Honestly, I was disappointed.  Overall I would say the set up is good and the world building is pretty solid: A comet hits 1950’s America and doesn’t wipe Read more…

By sophie, 3 yearsJune 30, 2022 ago
Literary fiction

Agua Viva, by Clarice Lispector

One of the most unexpected reads of my life – not an exaggeration. I thought I was picking up a novel, felt very hard done by after the first couple of pages which felt like slippery, stream of consciousness poetry, and then got wrapped up in one of the most Read more…

By sophie, 3 yearsApril 21, 2022 ago
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