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I’ve been searching for recent Jewish sci-fi that resonates and about 100 pages into this book, I’m pretty confident it’s what I’ve been looking for. Astonishing worldbuilding where Judaism is meaningful and not just incidental. I don’t know where it’s going but I haven’t been so excited for a journey in a long time.
Homebound by Portia Elan.
Three new books in four weeks is a lot for me! Now to find time to read them...
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I feel like I've mostly ended up posting about books I don't like so instead here's one I thoroughly enjoyed. It's got everything:
Unrequited teenage lesbian love
80s computer sim games
Misanthropic sea captain but she's a woman
Robots gaining sentience
Climate post-apocalypse
Found family
Queer joy
What it means to come home
Un romanzo corale che intreccia coming out, perdita e ricerca di sé in un arco di secoli, tra oceani sommersi e spazio profondo, seguendo quattro donne unite da un videogioco e da un robot capace di restituire loro la strada di casa.
it is okay to have a high amount of screen time, ESPECIALLY if you are disabled and homebound/bedbound.
It is not morally wrong to try to stay connected with the outside world, do not listen to the opinions of able bodied people who could not fathom your reality.
Whenever i'm about to work on Homebound (prior Cipher) i instantly go to draw my girls. This is them-
Drive home
Have you read Homebound by Banjomon?
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I've never heard of it
"Somewhere in nature, six puppies are born. Life is perfect for them and their mother inside the forest, so it seems, but the fallout of their mother's past is catching up to them. Will the chaos bring them closer? Or will they scatter to the winds? How far can a family bend before it breaks in the name of survival?"
Propaganda:
"The comic leans heavily into harmful family dynamics - mostly between the main six siblings, but into their wider family and community as well. There's always plenty of hurt and blame to go around."
Read it here!
