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Ann Leckie: Translation State (2023, Orbit) 4 stars

The mystery of a missing translator sets three lives on a collision course that will …

I really had some hopes for this, but it was… not great. Scifi’s not a subtle genre usually but this book beat you over the head while shouting in a bullhorn. The characters’ actions made no sense, key characters acted completely absurdly, and the shift between voices was irritating. But worst of all was its heavy-handed exercise in insisting on a boring, irritating, aspirationally woke take on pronouns that added nothing to the story. Essentially tumblr tenderqueer fanfic rep lit.