More Birdverse reviews
A.C. Wise highlights my work and “Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds” in particular as a part of her Non-Binary Authors to Read feature:
It is a story rich in imagery and sensory detail. It is a story about magic - who is allowed to use it, and what kind are they allowed to use. It is a story about language - who is allowed to speak, and what happens if they cannot. It is a story about love - what would you do for its sake, how far would you travel, what would you give up and leave behind. And it is a story about self - coming to know who you are, and seeing others more clearly in the process. Lemberg also uses the tale to explore gender in fascinating ways….[The story] presents the notion of gender as something both rigid and fluid, each binary choice coming with its own weight. As mentioned before, it’s soaked in sensory detail, transporting the reader to the world of the tale. Overall, it’s lovely on many levels and a wonderful starting place for Lemberg’s work.
“Geometries of Belonging” is now on the Tiptree Recommendations list, along with “Grandmother-nai-Leylit’s Cloth of Winds.” Thank you very much, anonymous recommender!
Tangent Online review of “Geometries…”:
…Lemberg overlays strong themes of consent and identity with enjoyably complex characters and setting, deftly introducing each element in its proper time. A surreal magic system reflects on the characters’ diverse personalities while providing a sense of otherness.
Charles Payseur reviews my worldbuilding poem, “Three Principles of Strong Building,” as a part of his Strange Horizons roundup:
Ah, something to hold me over a little while longer while waiting for the next Birdverse story to read. This poem sheds some light on the system of magic created in the stories and also just does a fine job examining the relationship between the land, the individual, and the creations of the individual. […] The poem itself seems part of some larger text, an instructional one designed to inform the reader of the relationship between land and mind, mind and building, land and building. Triangles all, balanced and balancing, and damn I want more stories now.
I’m working on it, Charles!!!
Originally published at RoseLemberg.net. You can comment here or there.