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Ronen Steinke: Terror gegen Juden (Paperback, Piper) No rating

In Deutschland hat man sich an Zustände gewöhnt, an die man sich niemals gewöhnen darf: …

Content warning antisemititische gewalttaten in der linken szene der 70er jahre

reviewed Imago by Octavia E. Butler (Lilith's Brood, #3)

Octavia E. Butler: Imago (Paperback, 2021, Aspect) 4 stars

Child of two species, but part of neither, a new being must find his way. …

satisfying

4 stars

it is really interesting how I ended up being sympathetic with jodahs, my perspective towards the ooloi has changed a lot over the course of the story. some very interesting thoughts on biopolitics and human nature (the "human conflict" especially) and an entertaining read. as it has already been pointed out by other readers the gender essentialism is hard to endure sometimes. i think ooloi is a pretty cool gender though ^^

Becky Chambers: The long way to a small, angry planet (Paperback, 2015, Hodder & Stoughton) 4 stars

When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, …

i really really like this book is so imaginative and it questions so many things we take for granted. but so far it hasn't even once questioned capitalism. and it is implied that everybody believes the earth became uninhabitable was because of human overpopulation... yuck!

the thing that tells us becky chambers did not forget, but decided not to write about other forms of living together, is that the ansible is commonly used for communication.

Becky Chambers: The long way to a small, angry planet (Paperback, 2015, Hodder & Stoughton) 4 stars

When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The Wayfarer, …

I really like the social structure of the Aandrisk, a reptilian sapient species.

Throughout their lifespan, they have a hatch family, a feather family, and a house family.

The hatch family raises the young. When the young are old enough, they leave the hatch family and join a feather family. The feather family consists of lovers and friends. In later life they join a house family and take in hatchlings.

“I’ll never understand how the rest of you expect brand new adults to be able to teach kids how to be people”