Reviews and Comments

This has been on my PTR for a bit. A friend encouraged me to check it out because it shares some similarities to the book/show "Silo" (which is based on a book series) and the book/show "The Expanse". Like Silo, the people are "siloed" onto a ship, and the different levels are reflective of different social classes. Like the Expanse, more effort is put into exploring how this spacial disparity impacts cultural practices with more diversity than we see in Silo, particularly through things like language. I wasn't completely sure if I'd like to stick with it, but it's definitely better than some of the other books I've been dropping lately.

one of the better books I've read coming from Japan of recent. felt like there was a lot of depth, and there were a lot of unexpected twists. it was hard for me to predict where the author was going to take things. excellent commentary on Japanese gender roles and fatphobia. despite being a "foodie" book, it focuses a lot more on conversations of labor and cultural capital, usually skipped over in more "wholesome" japanese cuisine themed media.

it's fun but i don't find myself committed to it

I recommend it to fans of "The Outside"

I've heard this was good but hadn't really checked it out before. It's a cozy fantasy with a realistic fiction setting. The main characters are both Chinese American: a deaf witch and a nonbinary werewolf. According to the wiki, Tam is specifically ID's as a nonbinary lesbian, which is awesome! More NB lesbian rep is needed :) the story line is a bit cliche, but it's very heartwarming. They do have references to sexual jokes, though the content is not necessarily perverted. The characters are post high school age, with a point of conflict being that one of the characters still lives with their family despite being considered "grown up". I was surprised that it's not considered above middle grade book with how much censorship there is. I might have read it sooner if I knew the book was a bit more mature with older characters.