(Drivebycuriosity) - Yoon Ha Lee is a new voice in the science fiction genre. The American-Korean author`s has an unique style and likes to write about cross-cultural experiments, not surprising considering her own cultural background. I indulged into her brilliant short story "Beyond the Dragon´s Guide" - a fascinating take on AIs - (my review ) which draw my attention to her novella "Extracurricular Activities" (amazon ).
Unfortunately "Extracurricular" is not quite as strong as "Beyond". An undercover agent goes behind enemy lines where bizarre & exotic things happen (this is a spoiler free blog). The story reads like a weird dream and includes many funny ideas. The author muses about goose fat, lubricants, fountains, chopsticks and many other items and there are also some LGBT elements. But the 55 pages of the novella are enough to satisfy my appetite for Yoon Ha-Lee´s speculative ideas for a while.
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