A review by corymojojojo
The Fresco by Sheri S. Tepper

4.0

Really funny book. This is by no means Tepper’s best work or her best writing, but it was so unlike any of the other books I’ve read that it was a nice change of pace. “The Fresco” basically depicts a feminist wish fulfillment scenario in which first contact is made with aliens and they solve all the world’s problems. Many of the solutions the aliens had were based on dated ideas of feminism and leaned a bit too harsh on the Middle East while being a bit too easy on Americans, but regardless I still enjoyed seeing what they’d come up with. By the end I was actually surprised at how creative the different alien cultures were, even if their physiologies weren’t particularly out there. There were a few shining moments in this book though that really struck me and I have a feeling I’ll be thinking about it for awhile; some interesting ideas to ponder on religion and American culture in this otherwise silly story.