unfortunately this was (very clearly) written by a straight white man. the best aspects are Really Fucking Good!! it's just there's also the... SA as a plot device... real world racial slurs in Deeply Otherworldly scifi setting... rather one-dimensional female characters.... 

i also felt like the ending fizzled despite the great build-up.


i mean, i liked it enough to read it again. and recommend it. i do recommend this book. just with a GIANT warning label.