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There were, to my knowledge, one hundred and seventy-two ways to wreck a hotel room. We had brainstormed them all in the van over the last eight months on the road. As a game, I'd thought: 61, turn all the furniture upside down; 83, release a pack of feral cats; 92, fill all the drawers with beer, or marbles, 93; 114, line the floor with soapy plastic and turn it into a slip 'n slide, et cetera, et cetera.
In my absence, my band had come up with the one hundred and seventy-third, and had for the first time added in a test run. I was not proud.
In this book, which was published in 2019 and won the Nebula award in 2020, a pandemic causes permanent social distancing; this is seen through the eyes of two people in the music world, a musician and a fan. Partway in I checked Sarah Pinsker's bio to see if she was a musician, because the parts involving live performance felt so believable and lived-in. Yep!
I'm 13 chapters in so far, and this is absolutely compelling reading. The premise is dark and obviously unsettlingly close to current events, but the reading experience doesn't feel depressing. It feels very living and vibrant and human and real. Both main characters are queer women, and one of them is Jewish (I think non-practicing.).
There's a read-along going on here. Come on in!
A Song for a New Day
In my absence, my band had come up with the one hundred and seventy-third, and had for the first time added in a test run. I was not proud.
In this book, which was published in 2019 and won the Nebula award in 2020, a pandemic causes permanent social distancing; this is seen through the eyes of two people in the music world, a musician and a fan. Partway in I checked Sarah Pinsker's bio to see if she was a musician, because the parts involving live performance felt so believable and lived-in. Yep!
I'm 13 chapters in so far, and this is absolutely compelling reading. The premise is dark and obviously unsettlingly close to current events, but the reading experience doesn't feel depressing. It feels very living and vibrant and human and real. Both main characters are queer women, and one of them is Jewish (I think non-practicing.).
There's a read-along going on here. Come on in!
A Song for a New Day
