by Charlie Jane Anders
This is in a lot of ways a fun, quirky book, but somehow I managed to not realize going in that it’s ultimately about the effects of catastrophic climate change. So I wound up finding it too depressing, for real-world reasons, to really enjoy. The book starts with the two protagonists, Patricia an...
I can’t seem to muster up any strong opinions about this book. I enjoyed it fairly well while I read it, although I did get restless at times, particularly toward the end. I could find things to nitpick about, but there wasn’t anything that drove me particularly nuts while I read it. This is ju...
I've been putting off reviewing this book for a while, trying to come up with something new to contribute to what has become a very large conversation. I don't think I'm going to succeed, but I will add my thoughts. Here's the thing: All the Birds in the Sky very swiftly became the "It" book of 2016...
Well, it took a while. I mean, almost a month to complete. Now why is that, you must wonder? Let me laid it out and why this book deserves a four star rating from me. All the Birds in the Sky is an original, unique story unlike any other with a blend of science fiction and magic. Its a story that ...
This was a cute, campy book that was interesting but nothing special. Sorry for the brief review but there wasn't much more to say.
The future is impossible to predict, which is why I’m always surprised that some people are so willing to give credence to prophecies and visions. There are two many factors at play to say for certain what’s going to happen very far down the road. Things are different in fiction, of course, but I te...
Now this is a very, very good book. I was intrigued when I first read reviews about a book combining fantasy and sci-fi. But Ms. Anders makes it work. And work well. The first third has our protagonists growing up in a 'Series of Unfortunate Events' environment. Just when you think it can't get an...
I think this will be this year's Goblin Emperor for me. As in, the enormously popular speculative fiction book that everyone loves and is completely inaccessible to me. I can tell this is good. There are some really excellent turns of phrase and I dig the pacing and some of the plot points. And y...
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders is a perfectly cromulent novel. But there's nothing about it that set my soul on fire. To be perfectly honest, I'm not really sure why it won the Emperor Norton award. It's a fine novel, but I didn't see anything that would be "extraordinary invention ...
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