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hi there!!! my name is abbie, i will be posting book reviews here and eventually my own short stories!!! i will mainly be reviewing horror and lgbt fiction, but i am totally open to any recommendations! thank you for visiting my blog!!!
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Light from Uncommon Stars, by Ryka Aoki
This novel is my favorite thing I have read, and it is not close. I love the characters, the locations, so much of this novel speaks to me in ways I have not experienced before reading it. It really is a life-changing work.
Light from Uncommon Stars follows Katrina Nguyen as she studies violin under 'The Queen of Hell', Shizuka Satomi. I loved reading about the relationship between these two characters, seeing them both grow and learn together. By the end of the novel, the two are more mother and daughter than teacher and student.
Katrina was an incredibly relatable character for me. Many sections of this book felt like descriptions of things from my own life. I loved reading about her struggles and her triumphs, seeing her joy from being properly gendered really resonated with me.
The Tran family are refugees from an intergalactic war working at Starrgate Donuts. The family dynamic is a lot of fun to read, despite being an artificial intelligence created by her mother, Shirley is who I would say is the heart of the story.
Aoki's descriptions of food had me craving donuts, miso soup, roast duck, and so many other treats! There were several times where I had to run to the grocery store for donuts after finishing chapters of this novel!
Music is at the core of this novel, which comes as no surprise I'm sure. Some of the most beautiful passages are about music and its healing power. Aoki's vivid descriptions allow you to hear the music as you read about each performance. I listen to a lot of music when I read I found myself buried in anime soundtracks while reading Light from Uncommon Stars, mainly the scores of Your Lie in April and Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club!!
Being transgender is a big part of what makes me, me. I loved being able to read a work that treats us like actual people. It fills me with hope that a novel like this can be written by a transgender woman and actually be commercially successful.
So many stories centered around LGBTQ+ characters are just about suffering, it is a breath of fresh air to read a work like this during such a uncertain time for transgender people. It means so much to me that other women like me have found success in a field that I have always been so passionate about. Though I just finished reading it, I am already looking forward to rereading it again next year!
If you have not read this book yet, you really need to change that.