Every life is a
rhythm [...] Every death is a suspended rhythm, a syncope before restarting the
life.
Why I read this book?
This was the January Book Club choice from
Sword & Laser. Also I've known the name Delany for a long time, but I had
never actually read a book from the author so this gave the opportunity to get
to know the author.
What's the book about?
The book tells us the story of Lo Lobey, an
alien (?) individual from a race with 3 genders and also divided into
functional or non-functional (or different). This race has arrived to Earth,
after humanity has (I think) left it and as they try to accommodate themselves
in the new planet they try also to absorb the mythology present on Earth by
collecting and mixing pieces of history and pop culture, including references
to Greek culture and rock and roll.
First impressions
At first I was having a lot of trouble to
follow the story partially because it was hard to follow the characters. As the
story advances it gets a bit easier to recognize who is who, but several time I
would have to go back on my reading to verify what was actually going on.
Final thoughts
So, here is the thing. I liked the critic
about how society might treat a person that initially is consider as different.
I enjoyed the use of a third genre. I even had a good time discovering some of
the cultural references…but at the end of the book I am not sure I go the book.
There were a lot of lost threads which made feel lost in the story. I did not
understand the point of some of the chapter cuts or the choice of quotes for
that matter. I think I see where the author was going for and why it was so acclaimed
at the time. However I think this was just not for me.
There is in this world
an infinite number of true things that are impossible to prove as truthful.
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