A review by maya_reads_yay
Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee

5.0

“Biting the Sun” by Tanith Lee; a science fiction novel published in the 70s, but it felt surprisingly modern. It’s also really funny— it’s about a society of people that never experience any sort of consequences, and get their bodies replaced when they die, so there’s plenty of senseless stunts. The people of this utopia are hilariously emotionally stunted because of this, speaking in short slang and falling into emotional drama that reminded me of my middle school days. It’s an eternal middle school, with lots of neat science fiction world-building to go along with it. It’s technology is spectacular, it’s food and monuments really fantastical, it’s all a bit golden-age sci-fi underneath. I won’t spoil the ending, but I liked it a lot and would recommend to anyone looking for something a bit like other classic science fiction, but dipped in “glittering hot pink” a line I stole from Jo Walton’s What Makes This Book Great.