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A review by wanderonwards
Larklight by Philip Reeve, David Wyatt
4.0
3.5/5
A fun alt-Victorian steampunk space adventure. I originally read this years ago and could see how middle grade me would have loved this book. However, this time around I didn't really care for either Art or Myrtle until most the way through the story and disliked the frequent, casual references to colonialism and British exceptionalism (I know, this story is entirely fictional and was published in 2006 - but if the characters can breathe in open space just fine, why not also change some of the social constructs of the time?).
A fun alt-Victorian steampunk space adventure. I originally read this years ago and could see how middle grade me would have loved this book. However, this time around I didn't really care for either Art or Myrtle until most the way through the story and disliked the frequent, casual references to colonialism and British exceptionalism (I know, this story is entirely fictional and was published in 2006 - but if the characters can breathe in open space just fine, why not also change some of the social constructs of the time?).