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Really enjoyed this book, Ash is just the grumpy hermit trans woman I might become one day if all goes... "well". Really enjoyed the trans folks and sex workers fighting the good fight in this dystopian book, and the wisdom sprinkled in. Also really personally hated some of the characters, which doesn't happen that often and makes for some good writing if it does, I think. Real tense read that absolutely didn't pull punches regarding some pretty graphic depictions of bad stuff, but I personally was able to deal with that pretty good in the context of the whole book.

Got a little confused from time to time by the side-by-side storytelling being so omnipresent, it made for some interesting contrasts and "oh fuck" moments during the reading but it got a but much for my personal taste. The nameless, faceless dystopia had it's charms but felt a little too flat and on the nose to me from time to time, compared to some other works in a similar space. My complaining is on a really high level though, and I'll absolutely be buying this book (or the whole trilogy, knowing myself) as a paperback to efficiently bug my friends to read them, and maybe you, whoever's reading this, should too!

"„ Der Rasen, das ist mir da nicht bewusst, ist natürlich aus einem robusten Kunststoff. Nur die Blumen werden jeden Morgen von einem Menschen mit einer großen Gießkanne gegossen, der das Verbot der automatischen Bewässerung in Zeiten der Dürre umgeht, indem er kein Automat ist, sondern eine billige menschliche Arbeitskraft - ein einfacher Trick, den ihre Nachbarn hassen werden.“"

— Fiona Sironic: Am Samstag gehen die Mädchen in den Wald und jagen Sachen in die Luft, pp. 125-125

Die Geschichte spielt in der Zukunft, ganz oft jedoch ist es, als wäre sie die Gegenwart.

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"Despite being a powerful and lethal security unit, Murderbot is an extreme introvert. Its primary goal is to be left alone so it can spend its time watching hours of its favorite soap operas and other media. It's highly cynical, sarcastic, and finds human interaction to be awkward and tedious. However, it also finds itself unexpectedly forming bonds with the humans it's supposed to protect, which leads to a lot of internal conflict and reluctant heroism."

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