Zee (he/they)

Love me some weird and disturbing stuff

Shrug. (2,5)

Pretty sure next time I read this it will get 5 stars.

(1.5) Underwhelming.

(4,5) A story about decay, life, and consciousness. Loved how this takes all the space it needs to tell its story, invites the reader along, but doesn't pander to them. An amazing sunny autumn day read.
My only wish would be for the “humans” to get their dues more violently, though I don't think it would serve the story. It would make me feel good though.

Absolutely. This was everything I hoped it was.

This was brilliant. It made me want to create, made me want to love, and made me want to do gay crime. I highlighted so much, and hope to actually write something about this later.

Found out I love gory body horror.

This was great, though I'll have to reread the last but to really retain it.

I don't like it when protagonists don't see what's right in front of them, or when their choices don't match with their personality, or their desires. Shame.

(4,5) This was nearly perfect, I just wasn't completely satisfied with the politics of the conflict/resolution.

YA is not really for me, but I enjoyed the atmosphere of this. The epilogue was a bit of a let down, but otherwise this was fine. Kept seeing reviews of people saying they did not expect where this story was going, but I was not really surprised at any point, so idk what i did wrong.

(4,5) Loved the body/house allegory. A very good intro for people who are new to the concept of tran/enby identities.

(4,5) I just wished romantic partnerships were a little less centred.

This was stunning. The power of story telling

(4.5) The solution to the destructive cult of capitalism? Queer community. That's some good shit.

The post credit illustrations made me cry.

Realistic messy queers. As a bad friend myself, I feel less alone.

This was absolutely amazing. I am always so thankful for accessible non-fiction writing. This was intelligent without needing to be pedantic or overly academic, and I am very thankful for it.

I am so happy to have had the pleasure of reading it, and want everyone to read it too. Read this if you're queer. Read this if you consider yourself an ally. If you're homophobic, maybe read something else first and then read this.

Unsure how to rate this, but it was great. Planning on physically re-reading this to fully appreciate the complexity of this.

I was both embarrassed and a little intimidated to pick up Octavia Butler for the first time, so it took me a second to be fully invested. One I was, however, I couldn't put this down. This is everything that I want in my dystopian fiction. Endlessly amazing.

I can finally say I know why Butler is all of my favourite authors' favourite author.

Loved the objectification theme, hated the ending with the added POV.

Jasinska reads like she's trying to write as many quotable lines as possible. The concepts are great, but they feel underdeveloped, and ultimately disappointing.

This is not the right genre for me. I suspected this going in, but still wanted to give it a try.

(4.5)