roxy324 's review for:

The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer by Janelle Monáe

3.0

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Short stories are difficult for me as is Sci-Fi in literary form so this book was a challenge for me but I have to say that the diversity and inclusion made it worth it. Monet collaborated with writers to create stories about Black and brown characters that landed all over the LGBTQI+ community. It was beautifully written because the characters were fully developed in a way that while their sexual orientations and gender identities most definitely affected their lives within their world, it wasn't the defining factor of who they were as people. Loved that.

I will say, because it was several stories by several different collaborators, world building (for me) suffered a bit. They had to connect within the Dirty Computer universe, which they did, but not as seamlessly as I wish it had. Some terms took me two stories to understand, with others it was the time jumps. Overall, however, I'm glad I read it.