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The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

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yavin_iv's review against another edition

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i love politics in my stories as much as the next leftist but this was unsubtle in a way that just did not feel like serving the narrative. right around the time i gave up, one of the two narrators is getting drinks with temporally-local friends in the 1890s--there's a weird segue about how the gin reminds tess of her friends back in 2022, which reminds her (specifically) of when her trans woman friend sued her academic department for discrimination in the tenure process, which... great! it's completely unrelated to what's going on in the scene! and then there's a couple pages of debate around the anarchist praxis of parsons vs goldman, which--cool! doesn't push the story forward! i'm sure there are ways to incorporate these thoughts and ideas into a story like this so that it comes across as more organic instead of Look At How Conscious And Well-Read I Am. 
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tenten's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring 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

4.0

i really, really, really liked this book.

i like to write/think about sci-fi, but i don't read it very often, and when i do write it, it's usually soft sci-fi. Newitz knows a lot about science–they worked at Popular Science, they wrote a tech column, most of their op-eds in the NYTimes are science-focused, and they have written/been a part of several non-fiction science books and anthologies. all of this is to say that they know some shit–a lot of shit i don't know about, and it shows. they showcase their knowledge of science and history in this book without making it boring. Newitz is a researcher. like, they did some thorough-ass research, and it really made the book stand out.

this was my first taste at an alternate history, and i really enjoyed it. the whole thing was so creative – the time "machine" being, like, actual rocks was something i had never seen before–that i was so impressed reading it. 

the only negative thing that wasn't really negative is that Tess had a real staunch non-violence stance and it was getting kinda irritating–while i certainly think non-violent activism is useful in some situations, her adamant adherence to it, and attempting to push it on others, was lowkey annoying, but
that was the point
so, not really negative.

i definitely think i'll re-read this again in the future! 
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lunarlibra's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

There were a lot of things I really liked about this book. The sci part of this sci-fi was really fun for me, even with no background in geology! I love the storytelling method of using different perspectives and jumping around in time, and it's extra cool when they're time travelling as well. I appreciated that the cast of characters were racially and gender diverse (there are a couple trans characters, including one nonbinary person).
There is a really strong overtone of "violence is never the answer" for a lot of the book that almost made me put it down, but the rest of the story made me glad I didn't!
I still enjoyed the story, which has major themes of reproductive justice and the importance of collective action. I would recommend it to some people!
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