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Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel

Julian K Jarboe (2020)

Subgenre
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages222 (Quick Read (<250))
SettingSecondary World
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.9/5 (1243)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Synopsis

In this debut collection of body-horror fairy tales and mid-apocalyptic Catholic cyberpunk, memory and myth, loss and age, these are the tools of storyteller Jarboe, a talent in the field of queer fabulism. Bodily autonomy and transformation, the importance of negative emotions, unhealthy relationships, and bad situations amidst the staggering and urgent question of how build and nurture meaning, love, and safety in a larger world/society that might not be "fixable."

Everyone on the Moon is Essential Personnel: content & age rating

Intended for adult readers (18+).

This adult short story collection contains body horror, queer themes, disturbing transformations, and explores unhealthy relationships and negative emotions in an apocalyptic Catholic cyberpunk setting with mature content throughout.

What to know going in

This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include emotional abuse, death, and grief (see the full list above).

Who'll love this

Adult readers interested in experimental, challenging queer fantasy will appreciate these dark fairy tales.

Tags

Body HorrorCyberpunkFairy Tale RetellingLiterary FantasyQueer Fantasy