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BenLockwood

brlockwood@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years, 5 months ago

ecologist, geographer, writer.

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Ivy Grimes: Glass Stories (EBook)

Glass Stories by Ivy Grimes is a collection of seventeen darkly weird and humorous tales …

An interesting, unsettling collection

Ivy Grimes has put together an uncomfortable collection of stories here. Using weird fiction to explore things like social anxiety, family, guilt, and gender, there's a creeping dread underneath most of the pieces that sticks with you long after reading.

Aric McBay: Inversion (Paperback, 2023, AK Press)

On a mysterious green planet regenerated by fire, vibrant communities live in harmony with both …

Pretty good

The world-building is what's most interesting here, but there's enough plot to keep you engaged. There's some really interesting ideas about ecology, society, and politics throughout the narrative.