2 Books Like The Letters of Rachel Henning

Light pollution, like other types of pollution is a serious problem. It not only blots out the stars but it disturbs people’s sleep with serious health consequences. As I have been involved with groups trying to educate people about light pollution and how to combat it for many years, I was pleased to come across this most readable book about the subject.

In this very personal book the author tells her own experiences with darkness and the lack of it, as well as the latest scientific evidence about the problem and how it can be reduced and controlled even in cities. She does not shirk from discussing safety concerns in the dark, especially for women, but she relates how she has overcome her fears.

A badass woman whose not quite a woman. I was absorbed in this speculative sci-fi tale. It’s an easy and quick read yet the characters are well enough developed that I became furious on the protagonist’s behalf. I liked that it had me asking many questions on the grey moral landscape that is robotics and artificial intelligence. 

I found the protagonist relatable in spite of the fact she wasn’t human. She was programmed to please a man, yet discovered a form of self-actualization through reading. Her growth as a character was refreshing and I was rooting for her the whole way. Under a desert sky as sweat trickled down my back, I couldn’t move, I had to keep reading.