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A review by voxvenati
Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel by Julian K. Jarboe
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Some of the stories were as low as a 1, others a high 4. It was varied.
Gender, transness, and queerness are at the center of every story. Some are quite literal. Others are beautiful and strange. I was definitely expecting more of a consistent scifi tone, but it fits more directly into pure “speculative”. Though some stories are loosely scifi.
Top three were:
Gender, transness, and queerness are at the center of every story. Some are quite literal. Others are beautiful and strange. I was definitely expecting more of a consistent scifi tone, but it fits more directly into pure “speculative”. Though some stories are loosely scifi.
Top three were:
- AS TENDER FEET OF CRETAN GIRLS DANCED ONCE AROUND AN ALTAR OF LOVE
- WE DID NOT KNOW WE WERE GIANTS
- ESTRANGED CHILDREN OF STORYBOOK HOUSES
I’m glad to have read it for the few 4 star stories.