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matchaboba

matchaboba@wyrms.de

Joined 1 year, 11 months ago

99% space operas and general sc-fi, 1% feminist lecture.

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Frederik Pohl: Gateway (2004) 3 stars

Product of it's time...

2 stars

Ok... so. I like the world itself, I like the story with the aliens, the setting with the you-dont-know-where-you-go-spaceships and so on. But the main character is a white cis-hetero asshole who only has sex on his mind. Later in the book, homosexual desire is justified by the fact that mum's thermometer in her son's anus was the only physical sign of love (so obv. that makes you want d*** in there aswell). There are also discussions about whether he, as a heterosexual man, can stand to be on a spaceship with 3 homosexual men. If a person is black this is always explicitly mentioned, not so with non-black people. Yes the book was published in 1977 but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it if you are concerned with equality, LGBTQIA+ and anti-racism. It can be off-putting.

commented on Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (The Locked Tomb, #2)

Tamsyn Muir: Harrow the Ninth (Paperback, 2021, Tor.com) 4 stars

"She answered the Emperor's call.

She arrived with her arts, her wits, and her only …

Content warning One major "twist" of the book is mentioned. Don't read if you don't want spoilers.

finished reading Artifact Space by Miles Cameron (Arcana Imperii, #1)

Miles Cameron: Artifact Space (Paperback) No rating

Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships.

With their vast cargo …

This was the first time I read a book with such a strong military focus. I had a really hard time keeping the hierarchies straight at the beginning - who is above whom? But it didn't bother me in general and I really enjoyed the story and the characters. I am VERY sad that the sequel is not due until April 2024 (!). Nasty cliffhanger... :(