"The beautiful parts of this book come from Mohanraj's willingness to share with us what she's lived of South Asian culture, of the beauty and sensibility of it overlaid onto an SFnal, colonial setting. (She's understandably the editor of Jaggery, a magazine of South Asian literature.) Glimpses of family life among different groups, and how they interact, are true treasures to be found within this book. Mohanraj's grasp of sex and love are vibrant and real, and the way they connect with her cultural world-building made this book a pleasure to read."
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