03-13-2022, 09:37 AM
No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull
There is an allegory or parable in the heart of this story that I don't think I quite got. I think it's about societies coming awareness of Trans individuals but I think there might be more to it than that and I didn't quite parse the story out.
Liana learns that her addict brother has been shot and killed. Only he was killed when he was in the guise of a werewolf. This leads to society learning about monsters/magic-use in the world. The time is called the fracture. But the book mostly deals with Liana and her friends and lovers and husband and how they all interact, gay and straight. It's a big exploration of dynamics in the LGBTQ+ world. But there are also two secret societies that are at war with each other. Plus, there is a man from a different space in the multiverse narrating the whole story. It's a very inventive story with plenty of new ideas but I don't know if I quite got it. Plus, not a lot happens in the book. It feels like a set up for a sequel.
There is an allegory or parable in the heart of this story that I don't think I quite got. I think it's about societies coming awareness of Trans individuals but I think there might be more to it than that and I didn't quite parse the story out.
Liana learns that her addict brother has been shot and killed. Only he was killed when he was in the guise of a werewolf. This leads to society learning about monsters/magic-use in the world. The time is called the fracture. But the book mostly deals with Liana and her friends and lovers and husband and how they all interact, gay and straight. It's a big exploration of dynamics in the LGBTQ+ world. But there are also two secret societies that are at war with each other. Plus, there is a man from a different space in the multiverse narrating the whole story. It's a very inventive story with plenty of new ideas but I don't know if I quite got it. Plus, not a lot happens in the book. It feels like a set up for a sequel.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm