"that orson scott card story also sucked."
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"that stephen king story was awful. I no longer have any desire to read the stand."
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bookshelves: fantasy
So it turns out that I have no patience for a victorian comedy of manners, no manner how charming or amusing. ]]>
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Light, breezy, and, in the end, kind of lacking in any kind of impact. Plus it reminded me of "Tracking Song" only (of course) it wasn't as good as "Tracking Song." ]]>
bookshelves: feminism-gender, fiction, race
Reading this book was like getting kicked in the chest. ]]>
bookshelves: post-apocalyptic, science-fiction
I really do not even know what to say about this book.
I guess I'll start by noting the fact that Piserchia deserves to be as well-known as Philip Dick, given that she is as inventive as he is and just as (in)coherent, although she writes in a kind of folksy way completely at odds with her subject matter.
This book takes place in a far-future dying earth context, where some... thing called Indigo (an ocean of blue fungus?) has devoured much of the world, leaving mostly plains of moss resting on gargantuan trees. Oh also all the flora and fauna of Earth has either evolved a lot or been replaced by aliens... it isn't really clear (that's the theme of the book). Humanity, except for one (earth)child, has retreated from this madhouse to Mars, where they have become stunted and kind of crazed. The one left on Earth, named Reeee, has been taken in by Emeroo, who is the green fungus/alien/goddess/Gonzo the Great/who knows/whatever to Indigo's blue version. Anyway the two of them are engaged in a fight for survival against Indigo and the other monsters and to save the planet. Or something. It's less like Captain Planet than I've made it sound, I promise.
Reeee, by the way, is 14, and Piserchia does an excellent job of making her an incredibly frustrating protagonist: dense, self-involved, and completely irrational.
I'm still not sure what to make of the ending, but clearly I'm not really sure what to make of this entire book. I totally enjoyed reading it, though. ]]>
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