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hitherthithergirl 's review for:
The Terraformers
by Annalee Newitz
This book is certainly epic in scope, with big ideas and a slow, conscientious pace that’s people-centric. However, I really wish the characters had been more fleshed out, since at its heart this is a story about the people who build, maintain, and love a planet.
There were some really clever and thoughtful ideas in this story, especially at the very beginning and end. I loved how characters and ideas meandered through the narrative, the fierceness of the protesters, the care the ERT and others showed their planet, and the innate weirdness (especially the flying moose, which I just loved!). But the Terraformers sometimes missed the forest for the trees, and it lags quite slowly in places.
All in all, this is a brilliant book to consider through the lens of Indigenous theory and the Land Back movement. It’s queer, thoughtful, and maybe just a little bit cozy. Also, it has some of the most enby names I’ve read in a while.
This ARC was provided by Tor and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own.
There were some really clever and thoughtful ideas in this story, especially at the very beginning and end. I loved how characters and ideas meandered through the narrative, the fierceness of the protesters, the care the ERT and others showed their planet, and the innate weirdness (especially the flying moose, which I just loved!). But the Terraformers sometimes missed the forest for the trees, and it lags quite slowly in places.
All in all, this is a brilliant book to consider through the lens of Indigenous theory and the Land Back movement. It’s queer, thoughtful, and maybe just a little bit cozy. Also, it has some of the most enby names I’ve read in a while.
This ARC was provided by Tor and Edelweiss. All thoughts are my own.