On a Sunbeam, Tillie Walden

I wouldn’t be surprised if someone adapted this into a tv miniseries, because it feels about that size and shape. There’s so much going on — multiple character arcs that elegantly run together, jumping back and forth in time. Lots of wonderful, heartfelt queer romance, in what felt like very emotionally mature relationships, which was kind of novel and refreshing. The world-building is richly suggestive rather than densely detailed. At times, things went over my head a bit, but I kind of liked that too (maybe because I was just reading for fun). In the right hands, a tv show would develop those threads without explaining them too much. But there’s so much potential for cool development.

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