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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Lesbian librarians fight (sort of) a fascist government in a U.S American, cowboy/western-inspired context. Very short and fast-paced, which for me made it difficult to really connect with the characters.
fast-paced
Short & fun. I had a good time imagining a world in which anti-fascist lesbian librarians smuggle for the resistance.
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
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
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Such a fun book but honestly could have been longer! I wanted more!
adventurous
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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
I adored this book, and my only complaint is that I want more of it. I want to know more about the world it takes place in, and I want to spend more time with the characters!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Lesbophobia
Minor: Vomit, War
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
What a weird, fun little quick read.
This book asks the reader 'what would you do in a vaguely future America which has been driven back to more cowboy-ish ways due to a war that ran us out of fuel, and also all information and resources are managed by the government, and women should be seen not heard, and it's illegal to be gay, and Librarians had rifles"
When Beatriz is hanged, Esther runs away to join the Librarians - a nomadic group of respected women who traverse the dystopian landscape of a future American southwest distributing and collecting State Approved reading materials to the public. She's running from her past and hoping for a simpler life where the rules are easier to follow...only to find herself amid the biggest rule breakers of all.
This book asks the reader 'what would you do in a vaguely future America which has been driven back to more cowboy-ish ways due to a war that ran us out of fuel, and also all information and resources are managed by the government, and women should be seen not heard, and it's illegal to be gay, and Librarians had rifles"
When Beatriz is hanged, Esther runs away to join the Librarians - a nomadic group of respected women who traverse the dystopian landscape of a future American southwest distributing and collecting State Approved reading materials to the public. She's running from her past and hoping for a simpler life where the rules are easier to follow...only to find herself amid the biggest rule breakers of all.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A quick, enjoyable read. Given the book's post-apocalyptic American Southwest (or perhaps more accurately a high-scarcity, middle of future civil war America) setting, the book seems a little too plausible.
A book with scrappy librarians being subversive and resisting censorship and a patriarchal regime has appeal in dark times, especially when one works in libraries. It is good to have a book that can help inspire more tenacity and courage in standing up for what it right.
A book with scrappy librarians being subversive and resisting censorship and a patriarchal regime has appeal in dark times, especially when one works in libraries. It is good to have a book that can help inspire more tenacity and courage in standing up for what it right.