A review by mitskacir
The Stories of Ibis by Hiroshi Yamamoto

4.0

This was a very uplifting and optimistic sci-fi collection, which is very welcome and unusual for the genre. A mix between a collection of short stories and a novel, there were definitely particular stories that I liked better than others. "The Day Shion Came" was by far my favorite, and I would perhaps recommend just that story over the entire book. I tend to prefer sci-fi that focuses on the human story rather than the mechanics of the technology itself, and this book definitely did just that (the central tenet of the book is essentially whether or not AI are human). I also will say that Yamamoto did an excellent job writing his women and female-presenting characters - they are heavily represented, varied and nuanced in character, and their sexuality is addressed only when relevant, and usually through their own voices.