At its heart, the novel is a metaphor for taking someone broken and giving them the love, tenderness, and time they need to heal. food scene, Aoki’s beautiful novel explores Asian and transgender identity in the form of a science fiction novel with Star Trek and Star Wars references aplenty. At times humorous, interspersed with delicious descriptions of the L.A. Could she be the seventh soul? Aoki’s writing is as lovely as a violinist’s concerto. Katrina and Shizuka meet on a park bench in El Molino Park, and Shizuka hears something in Katrina’s violin playing. The novel follows runaway teenager Katrina, the 'Queen of Hell' violin teacher Shizuka Satomi, and a family of alien refugees. She is a brilliant violin teacher who has taught the likes of Burke, Tourischeva, Eisen, and Choi, taking them as young aspiring musicians and creating stars. Light from Uncommon Stars is the story of how these three women’s lives intersect, and is a novel filled to the brim with music so beautifully described, readers can almost hear it in the. really liked it bookshelves: adult, sci-fi 'Light from Uncommon Stars' has one of the most unique premises Ive seen in a while. Shizuka Satomi is the Queen of Hell and has one more year to deliver her seventh and final soul to Hell, or she will be damned forever.
Tackling themes from transphobia to racism, to the plight of sex workers, this was a curious book. She escapes the abuse of her father for what she hopes is the safety of a friend in Los Angeles. Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in Ryka Aokis Light From Uncommon Stars, a defiantly joyful adventure set in Californias San Gabriel Valley, with cursed violins, Faustian bargains, and queer alien courtship over fresh-made donuts. JanuLight from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki 4.5 stars A delightful read, Light from Uncommon Stars is a tale involving Faustian bargains, cursed violins, aliens running a donut shop, and found family. A runaway, queer, transgender violinist, Katrina jumps out of her window one night, with a broken rib, a black eye, her hormones, and her violin.
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