Space Oddity

, #2

Livre broché, 304 pages

Langue : English

Publié 24 septembre 2024 par Saga Press.

ISBN :
978-1-5344-5452-1
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4 étoiles (2 critiques)

The Metagalactic Grand Prix—part gladiatorial contest, part beauty pageant, part concert extravaganza, and part continuation of the wars of the past returns and the fate of the Earth is once again threatened. The civilizations opposed to humanity have been plotting and want to take down the upstarts. Can humanity rise again in this sequel to the beloved Hugo­ Award–nominated national bestselling Space Opera by New York Times bestselling author Catherynne M. Valente?

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Exactly what I needed in October 2024

5 étoiles

Not quite as fun as the first book, but it's just as absurd and chaotic.

I started reading at the beginning of October, in the final weeks of the 2024 election, thinking: wow, this is exactly what I need right now! As things went along it got more cynical, and the story read like a bunch of totally disconnected threads, each with its own flavor of absurdist despair, and I just felt like I do not need this book right now.

And then at the end, everything came together in a moment of catharsis, and I found myself thinking yes, this is exactly what I need right now.

Life is beautiful. And life is stupid. (Unfortunately, beautiful is stuck behind a paywall, while stupid is free.) And we could all benefit from a read-through of Gorecannon's list of Unkillable Facts.

(Cross-posted from my website.)

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  • Science fiction
  • Space opera
  • Fantasy
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