If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Choyeop Kim

A brilliant collection showcasing the outskirts of futures - those who are left behind by technologies, or isolated by advancements and achievements.

This whole collection is very quietly sad, centering stories of women isolated in thought, in space, in their one-of-a-kind experiences. Woman at the forefront, as in stories ‘My Space Hero’ and ‘Spectrum’, face undue scorn; women in the margins (‘Archival Loss’ and namesake ‘If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light’) face invisibility.

Her writing isn’t bleak – it taps into something tender and subtle. This is sci-fi at a human pace.

Adult Fiction: pr8190886

 

This month's adult review was written by Harrison Gilhuly, Adult Print Selection Specialist at Library Bound.