Hopkinson always imbues her narratives with awareness of race, class, gender, and privilege that never gets in the way of the story-yet it’s remarkable because it underscores the lack of this awareness in most media. In ROOM (39.2), Rachel Thompson reviews Nalo Hopkinson’s FALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS.įALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS is a collection of fantastical short stories filled with an innovatory mix of characters grappling with existential and everyday questions-what’s for breakfast? should I bring a child into the world? how did that elephant land in my living room? Written over the course of a decade, many of the stories play well together, sharing a succulent, earthy-otherworldliness that Nalo Hopkinson’s fans know and adore.Ĭharacter is king here.
The humane FALLING IN LOVE WITH HOMINIDS entertains
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