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I will begrudgingly be grateful that I learned the word ‘pseudopodinously’

Preternatural by Margaret Wander Bonanno

April 24, 2020 by Bothari43 Leave a Comment

When an author who likes to do cheeky asides uses a big word and tells the reader “Look it up,” which is more insulting: when you DO know the word, or when you DON’T? I cogitated on that during the whole book, and couldn’t decide. I do know that when the cheeky asides tell you “Now pay attention here,” it is pretty much always insulting. This book was a clever idea, nearly drowned by an author who got too preoccupied with the idea of being […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Aliens, fandom, first contact, Margaret Wander Bonanno, telepathic space jellyfish

Bothari43's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Aliens, fandom, first contact, Margaret Wander Bonanno, telepathic space jellyfish ·
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