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gender correctness is consistently jarring & confusing
The ecological philosophy is great. The character building is good. The basic science is sketchy - overuse/abuse of petroleum mined on the moon of a gas giant? Use of casein as the walls, floors and supports of a skyscraper? But it's the constant confusion of they/them/their for both a known singular person (Sibling Dex) and a defined plural grouping, frequently in the same sentence, that jarred at every turn. In other books Chambers has used xhe/xhem, which at least didn't lead to constant irritating confusion. Until Chambers gets over this particular fad, I will not be reading more of her (is it OK to say that?) work.
July 2021 · Kindle Store · verified purchase