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trin's review
2.0
Mystery box book #4!
WHAT EVEN.
Dolphin-like aliens who can inhabit bodies based on Earth celebrities/famous fictional characters (some of whom are so obscure in 2023 that I had to Google because I had no idea what Scott was referencing) are at war with another type of alien who wants to wipe out humanity, so they wage an incomprehensible battle on our planet. The main character is a dolphin-alien anthropologist who presents primarily as Brenda Starr (Me: WHOMST???), Emma Peel, or Virginia Woolf. Her affect is of a bubbly airhead, mostly, and she needs to be protected and saved by her male superiors a lot (except for when characters incomprehensibly die?) and this is feminist somehow??? Or at least, my edition of this book was published by a feminist press.
Idk, y'all. I think everyone in the '70s was on a LOT of drugs.
WHAT EVEN.
Dolphin-like aliens who can inhabit bodies based on Earth celebrities/famous fictional characters (some of whom are so obscure in 2023 that I had to Google because I had no idea what Scott was referencing) are at war with another type of alien who wants to wipe out humanity, so they wage an incomprehensible battle on our planet. The main character is a dolphin-alien anthropologist who presents primarily as Brenda Starr (Me: WHOMST???), Emma Peel, or Virginia Woolf. Her affect is of a bubbly airhead, mostly, and she needs to be protected and saved by her male superiors a lot (except for when characters incomprehensibly die?) and this is feminist somehow??? Or at least, my edition of this book was published by a feminist press.
Idk, y'all. I think everyone in the '70s was on a LOT of drugs.
exadius's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
mar's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
never have i ever read a book that so perfectly simulates the approximate absurdity and incoherency of a fever dream. like, it's not good, and parts of it definitely haven't aged well, but it is just so deeply unhinged i can't help but respect the pure audacity, yknow?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident
Moderate: Sexual content, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Gore, and Gun violence
Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Rape
brief uses of anti-asian and anti-romani slurs
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