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This is what I have wished and dreamed for so many years. A Jewish religious science fiction story. Seeing how long I have waited my expectations may have been a little too high.Pros:-The Judaism in this story felt so real. If a chasidic group decided to settle on a different planet sometime in the future this is exactly how it would be. The kiddush room, the shi’urim, the Rebbe (vs the rabbi).-Everything bit of the Judaism is explained so people who don’t know the chasidic culture can understan...
Very interesting setting. This story definitely made me want to read more stories from this author even though it still felt slightly raw in some parts.
NONBINARY JEWISH SCI-FI.AND IT'S FREE TO READ TOO. NICE.
Warning: some body horror. It didn't affect my enjoyment, though.The flashbacks and multiplicity of perspectives were confusing, the first time around---I had to read it twice in a row. On the second read I got it and quite liked it, though I would agree with other reviewers that the world-building is stronger than the plot. (view spoiler)[An Orthodox Jewish community has to figure out how to accept a non-binary person when their survival is at stake. (hide spoiler)]This is surprisingly not-quee...
Queer Jewish community building in space. Need I say more really?
A very interesting and, I'd say, novel take on the idea of humans inhabiting a new planet, one with its own consciousness. It's a very clearly and explicitly a Jewish story, which adds a note of kindness and humanity, and a note of community, that sci fi often falls short of.
I understand what the purpose of the story was, but it was quite a confusing story.
This is the first piece of short fiction I've read by this author, and it left me wanting much more. Centering on a group of Orthodox Jews living on a planet that is living itself, this story explores ideas about community and individuality, the gender binary and fluidity, rejection and acceptance, inclusion and hope. And like all fun science fiction, it does it with exciting concepts like "planet minds," telepathy and shapeshifting aliens. The main conflict is an original and refreshing one, an...
I found the amount of jargon made it really hard for me to follow. Admittedly, I'm not certain how much of what I parsed as jargon about extraterrestrials actually was, and how much was Hebrew that I just didn't recognize/understand.
This was so good! I am unfamiliar with most Jewish traditions so this had a lot of unknown words, but most of them were either explained or I could guess them from context, so I wasn't as lost as I feared. I loved the characters, the story, the ending, and I loved that there was really no boring or unnecessary part - this story kept my attention from beginning to end. I'm glad I got to read it.
That was a really interesting story. It was well-written as well.
This story just didn't click for me (but it may for you). It was well written, I like Jewish fiction, I love seeing non-binary characters, and science fiction is my jam but these elements just didn't combine into something that will stay with me. I would recommend this story to someone looking for diverse SF/F reads or OwnVoices. Diversity highlight- Orthodox Jewish characters/setting, LGBTQ+ character
This was the first? Or one of the first things I ever read by Bogi Takács. As trans person trying to navigate orthodox'ish Jewish space, it hits home on that front. By the way, it's also very relatable that even when davening fast, random thoughts often will intervene still. And I love sff, so that's a fulfillment too. By now I think I've read this a few times, first online, most recently in the Trans Space Octopus Congregation. I will probably re-read this occasionally.
I am so glad that there is nonbinary Jewish sci-fi out there, and what's more, it's free.“None of you have been helping her maintain her shape,” the planetmind said. “We were promised the community would help her maintain her shape.”“The–” She could not bring herself to say what she wanted to say. She lashed out instead. “The community, the community is afraid! We don’t know how to deal with this! Cut us some slack!”“These processes are automatic on our behalf. If your community no longer belong...
What's this story about? You'd never guess from GR's description but superficially, Three Partitions has much in common with Embassytown.Take away the overbearing postmodernism (here, "metaphorical curtains" doesn't refer to metaphors serving as curtains), throw in Jewish humour and concerns while cutting the story down to the shape of a The Outer Limits episode... and you've got the picture. Or mabye not quite?Another angle then: whereas Embassytown uses stylistic gimmicks that remind us of Fra...
