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Book Review
Aug. 1st, 2020 08:21 pmUpright Women Wanted
by Sarah Gailey
This very short novel is set in a dystopian wild west where a fascist state holds sway. Esther stows away with the itinerant Librarians after her more-than-best friend is executed for possession of anti-government materials. When the Librarians discover Esther hiding in the supply wagon, they decide to take her with them. As Esther travels with them and gradually becomes embroiled in their adventures, she discovers that the Librarians are more than they seem and that the world just might offer hope and a place for her after all.
I enjoyed the heck out of this book. Gailey's use of the conventions of pulp westerns was wonderful - the action scenes are taut, the dust and heat are palpable. I really liked Esther and the internal journey she goes on alongside the physical one. Incorporated into the expected journey towards maturation and self-understanding is the growing realization that the world is not entirely what Esther was led to believe. My only complaint about this book is that there was not more of it.
by Sarah Gailey
This very short novel is set in a dystopian wild west where a fascist state holds sway. Esther stows away with the itinerant Librarians after her more-than-best friend is executed for possession of anti-government materials. When the Librarians discover Esther hiding in the supply wagon, they decide to take her with them. As Esther travels with them and gradually becomes embroiled in their adventures, she discovers that the Librarians are more than they seem and that the world just might offer hope and a place for her after all.
I enjoyed the heck out of this book. Gailey's use of the conventions of pulp westerns was wonderful - the action scenes are taut, the dust and heat are palpable. I really liked Esther and the internal journey she goes on alongside the physical one. Incorporated into the expected journey towards maturation and self-understanding is the growing realization that the world is not entirely what Esther was led to believe. My only complaint about this book is that there was not more of it.
