![]() ![]() Since nobody is paying me to write here, and since my morning coffee hasn’t fully metabolized yet, I will just say that I find the concept of hopepunk desperately undertheorized, which is a fancy way of saying “not framed with anywhere near enough conceptual rigor.” I will also say that I’m with AOC (always)–I think hope is something you have to do and be rather than waiting for it to come to you externally. : A Conspiracy of Truths (9781534412811) by Rowland, Alexandra and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. ![]() This was a deliberate choice on the part of me and my editor at Strange Horizons. You will note that the review doesn’t engage at all with the hopepunk discourse, which blew up while I was writing it. ![]() I wound up really enjoying this “fantasy of fake news” quite a lot, even if its take on a “fantasy of fake news” isn’t quite what I expected from the elevator pitch. I’m a fan of the author’s podcast (although, as with most things in life, I’m woefully behind on it), and I picked up this novel out of a desire to support her. My review of A Conspiracy of Truths went up at Strange Horizons a few months back. ![]()
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