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Lillian Wang Selonick's avatar

Thanks for sharing some backstory! I, too, have felt like I’ve been saved by science fiction at different tumultuous points in my life.

Coincidentally, I also read and enjoyed Ancillary Justice last year— I don’t read a ton of contemporary scifi (because the back catalog is so deep and good!) but I was intrigued by a female author winning the Hugo and Nebula. IMO the sequel was highly readable but the politics felt a little grafted on. Still have to read the third book.

I’m currently reading Sirius. I got maybe 40 pages in about 10 years ago, but the premise was so heartbreaking I didn’t think I could handle it and I put it down. My dog died last year and I’m expecting the book to fully destroy me. I’m usually something of a literary masochist—I dig the kinds of books that tear you apart—but when dogs are involved I’m a big softie.

Happy birthday!

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Ian Mond's avatar

Happy Birthday.

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