All the Birds in the Sky (Anders) - Book Reviews

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Into each generation of science fiction/fantasydom a master absurdist must fall, and it’s quite possible that with All the Birds in the Sky, Charlie Jane Anders has established herself as the one for the Millennials…. As hopeful as it is hilarious, and highly recommended.
New York Times Book Review


A fairy tale and an ad­ven­ture rolled into one, All the Birds in the Sky is a captivating novel that shows how science and magic can be two sides of the same coin.
Washington Post


Like the work of other 21st century writers—Kelly Link and Lev Grossman come immediately to mind—All the Birds in the Sky serves as both a celebration of and corrective to the standard tropes of genre fiction.... Anders' humor elevates this marvelous book above the morass of dystopian novels that have flooded the literary landscape. The result feels like one of William Gibson's baroquely complex worlds, aerated by lighter-than-air dialogue and an engaging, diverse cast of supporting characters you'd love to meet at your next end-of-the-world party.
Los Angeles Times


Anders smoothly pivots from horror to humor to heartbreak and back again, and she keeps readers guessing as to the fate of her two protagonists—and the world. Talking animals and a sentient computer searching for love and understanding tighten the narrative strings.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) At turns darkly funny and deeply melancholy, this is a polished gem of a novel.... Her depiction of near-future San Francisco shows a native's understanding (and love) of the city, while gently skewering it at the same time. —MM
Library Journal


(Starred review.) Will science or magic save our world and all the living beings on it? That's the question posed in this science fantasy love story.... Anders clearly has an intimate understanding of how hard it is to find friends when you're perceived as "different" as well as a sweeping sense of how nice it would be to solve large problems with a single solution..
Kirkus Reviews