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The Five-Hop One-Stop at the End of the Universe

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within by Becky Chambers

May 11, 2021 by andtheIToldYouSos 1 Comment

Well, not exactly the end of the universe, but definitely the Restaurant at the End of the Wayfarers Series! While we’re speaking of restaurants, allow me to share with you one of the best (outside of Redwall, of course) feast descriptions that I have ever come across: “grilled quickbread, a hurriedly made batch of whitefish salad, tiny wraps of grain paper stuffed with nut butter and edible flowers, and the last of his smoked eel and crackers.” So very tempting- and I can barely tolerate […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: Becky Chambers, lgtbqia, queer, space, space opera, survival, tolerance, Wayfarers, Wayfarers #4, Wayfarers Series

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR13 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: Becky Chambers, lgtbqia, queer, space, space opera, survival, tolerance, Wayfarers, Wayfarers #4, Wayfarers Series ·
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A precious window into the life of a disabled child

September 24, 2014 by Valyruh Leave a Comment

Draper sets out to address social prejudices against those among us with disabilities, by enabling the reader to view the world through the eyes of 11-year-old Melody, a victim of cerebral palsy. Melody is confined to a wheelchair, unable to walk or even sit upright, cannot feed herself, has uncontrollable spasms of her arms and legs, and occasionally drools in public. Worst of all, however, is that she has a mind that functions at top speed, a photographic memory, a thirst for knowledge, a need […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: acceptance, cerebral palsy, Disability, Out of My Mind, prejudice, tolerance

Valyruh's CBR6 Review No:71 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: acceptance, cerebral palsy, Disability, Out of My Mind, prejudice, tolerance ·
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