biblio_reckah's reviews
22 reviews

Hum by Helen Phillips

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Wonderful prose. Beautifully woven stories with a heavy nod to our collective state of the world, but I felt they the ending didn't stick the landing. 

Artificial Condition by Martha Wells

adventurous funny fast-paced

4.25

A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

3.0

Animal Life by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir

hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

Ted Chiang is the fuckin GOAT. 
I read EXHALATION in the summer of 2018 and since then those stories have - like Casper - pleasantly haunted my brain. This crop of stories will be no different. 
Ted has a delicate, humanitarian way of writing science fiction, and you can see it embroidered in each story. Whether it's a rush, almost action-movie packed story like "Understand" or a historical fiction account like "Babel" the precision of the humanitarian thread shines throughout. A resplendent collection!
Read this if you like art galleries, aliens, linguistics, or Dennis Villeneuve movies.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Leave the World Behind by Rumaan Alam

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I flew through this one at break neck speed. A fascinating character study on the human condition as it pertains to unknown events. Fans of Jeff Vandermeer will love this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

You Can Vibe Me On My FemmePhone by Kamala Puligandla

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0