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Light from Uncommon Stars

Ryka Aoki

Start date: January 1, 2022

Finish date: January 31, 2022

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Light from Uncommon Stars

LFUS: The Devil Went Down to Starrgate Donuts
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LFUS: Just give me music and food and I'm fine
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Dec 18, 2021 Christina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2021, marvel_dc_doppelganger_2021, finished-dec-21

There is so much to unpack here. Honestly, this book wasn't even on my radar until one of my book clubs decided to make it our December pick. And then I wasn't sure I would have time to read it, but I am so, so glad that I did. There are a lot of themes and different types of characters running throughout, the biggest being the main character is transgender. The author, who is transgender herself did a beautiful job of putting a transgender character on the page and making her experience come al ...more

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Jan 19, 2022 Beth rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, sf, 50-poc, sword-and-laser

Sweet and nice, if a little too willing to pull its punches. The food was delicious, and I appreciated the insight into Katrina's life as a young trans woman. I liked how our beloved main characters make major mistakes -- one has led multiple young people straight to the Hell, and the other blithely plans to effectively murder her daughter without even really noticing (the daughter is a hologram).

The final ending was fun because you know from all the donuts that everything would be OK. I felt b ...more

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Jan 06, 2022 Laurie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2022

I meant to read slower because I read this as part of a read along, but I couldn’t do it. I loved the various complex characters, the growth, and the genre mixing. If you like both Sci Fi and fantasy and coming of age books, definitely read this.

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May 16, 2022 kvon rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio

A lot of good stuff going on in this book. It's primarily a story about a transgirl trying to adjust in a world with lots of transphobia; happily her found family is more supportive of her than her bio family. The other two main characters are centered around food and music, and lots of description is given over to both (this book made me listen to a Bartok violin solo on you tube). There's also quite a bit about family and responsibility, and the immigrant experience in general, and Asian Ameri ...more

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