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platypusdreams 's review for:
The Memory Librarian: And Other Stories of Dirty Computer
by Janelle Monáe
I thoroughly enjoyed these stories all set in the same universe, seeing how the various characters live and love under the shadow of a restrictive regime. I know there’s a lot of parallels (and warnings) to be drawn with our modern world and I hope we can all do our part to dream and build a better future for us *all*.
It was super refreshing and enjoyable to have the major characters be queer people of color.
One of the things I enjoy most when reading Afrofuturism, African Futurism, and other genre bending delights that are bursting forth, is the plethora of characters and storylines that don’t fit the expectations and formulas presented to me as defaults through my school literature classes and reading of classic sci-fi.
Context: picked up this book without having any idea that it was connected to music or other media.
It was super refreshing and enjoyable to have the major characters be queer people of color.
One of the things I enjoy most when reading Afrofuturism, African Futurism, and other genre bending delights that are bursting forth, is the plethora of characters and storylines that don’t fit the expectations and formulas presented to me as defaults through my school literature classes and reading of classic sci-fi.
Context: picked up this book without having any idea that it was connected to music or other media.