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A review by twocents
Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
In a near future version of Earth, we have experienced significant climate change and we've had alien contact. This is set pretty far after the first contact; there are cities whose entire economy revolves around providing services to the aliens.
The main character works as a "human to alien" translator who gets caught up in a locked room murder mystery. I really enjoyed this. I expected to take several days to read it, and ended up giving my entire weekend to just devour it. I thought Lydia was a compelling character. I thought the alien culture was really interesting, and seeing it through the perspective of a human trying to make sense of it in human terms was just really fascinating. I didn't see the twist coming at all, though I am terrible anticipating twists, so that may just be a me thing.
The main character works as a "human to alien" translator who gets caught up in a locked room murder mystery. I really enjoyed this. I expected to take several days to read it, and ended up giving my entire weekend to just devour it. I thought Lydia was a compelling character. I thought the alien culture was really interesting, and seeing it through the perspective of a human trying to make sense of it in human terms was just really fascinating. I didn't see the twist coming at all, though I am terrible anticipating twists, so that may just be a me thing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror and Murder