Reviews and Comments

I haven't finished this book yet, and I'm already writing a review. IT IS THAT GOOD.

YES, this is a romance novel. YES, it starts off with zombie cock. And somewhere down the line, the writing picks up a notch and starts digging into the tropes. Whether providing emotional support for complete assholes is really the best use of your time. The arguable nature of free will and utilitarianism. The emotive impact of architecture and gardening. Whether subtle is spelled with a "b".

And it works, because there's no way to expect what's on the next page. It could be anything.

But also zombie cock.

Standard space opera. It's very much set up so that the protagonist has all the answers and superpowers needed to curb stomp everyone, so what's left is... not much.

WIDE WEINER.

Heu he he he.

This book is too short and the time switching is confusing, but I love that there's talk about money and economy and overall life priorities in this book. No fighting and punching, we're straight into powerplay business proposals. And I like the protagonist's reflexive cynicism.

More of a prose poem than a story. I would have liked to have seen elephant culture and thought on its own, but adding the radium girls to it just made them a standin for everything else that western culture has fucked with.

Good premise, some awkward writing

The story of settlers on another planet where the plant are intelligent (although still very much moving on plant scale) and are used to domesticating animals by drugging or addicting them. The plot really doesn’t get going until we begging to see the plants viewpoint, and the settlers are all essentially indistinguishable, but it’s great to see how negotiations, mutual respect and friendship evolve from repeated deals.

What’s the point of journalism?

I’m not sure what this graphic novel says, as it’s not about journalism, but about journalists. And the ex marine / childhood friend they try to nag into emotionally cathartic conversations. And the viewpoints they have coming in, which they are going to reinforce because above all else, there must be a story.

Good but a little contrived. The plot swerved around a bit to keep everyone on stage for what should have been a much larger production:

Never has My Little Pony been so terrifying.

Fine, I guess.