5/30/2023 0 Comments Light of uncommon stars![]() It doesn’t matter who those individuals are. It’s that feeling that matters, pulsing between individuals to form a bond more than the sum of its parts. But joy, says Aoki, is joy, and connection is connection. And then the art that is less celebrated, the delights of a perfect snack or meal, or the orchestration of video games. Let’s start there: the “high” art of classical music, which has become inaccessible to many through a combination of unavailability and gatekeeping, but is at its core still about expression and connection that all good music taps into. ![]() It’s about art, too, both “high” and “low” art, which Aoki knows are bullshit categories and deconstructs quite thoroughly. It’s both sci-fi and fantasy it’s the soul at the extremes of tormented expression and in the comforting confines of pleasure it’s the triumphs of the self and the triumphs of a community. “Sci-fi…with a demon? Classical music…and donuts?” That’s right. ![]() ![]() Whichever way you start explaining the premise of this book, by the end of it you’ll be getting a funny look. I’ve started with the emotional impact of this book because the narrative premises are both simple and convoluted. It’s for everyone, but it’s especially for you. Do you want to read something you will then have to close and hug to your chest partway through? Do you want to read a book that never flinches from the truth but never gives up on beauty? Do you want a queer love s story, a celebration of so many kinds of love and joy? Then Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars is for you. ![]()
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