Dust by Elizabeth Bear
My rating: 1 of 5 stars
I tried, I really did. I’ve read other things by this author and loved them, and I’m not quite sure why I couldn’t get into this book. Especially because I love the idea of a lost generation ship – I want to know why they’re lost, how they’ve evolved, does anyone remember where they are going or why. And what feminist/social science reader wouldn’t love a ship being saved by two slightly broken women, with political intrigue thrown in? But perhaps I just picked this book up at the wrong time, or certain things in it just rubbed me the wrong way because I was In A Mood. Eventually I wound up putting it down, and when it expired (I had checked it out from the library on my Nook) I wasn’t too disappointed.
Do not let this review steer you off this author, though! I really enjoyed the other books I’ve read by her (try the Jenny Casey series if you like kick-ass older women in space). I just want to hug this book and tell it that it’s not it, it’s me.