cadeunderbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
3.25
jvantland's review against another edition
4.0
What a delightfully weird, thought provoking collection. I loved the diversity of these stories - in theme, characters, identities, and world building. A great read.
abbie_'s review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Super fun and cute exploring gender boundaries & bikes in space. Long way to a small angry planet vibes but in bite sized pieces
psalva's review against another edition
3.0
The stories in this collection were hit or miss to me. My favorites were “Rovers,” and “A Sudden Displacement of Matter.” The thing that this collection does extremely well is trans/non-binary representation. I can see this being a much loved volume for a young sci-fi fan who misses seeing themself on the page in more mainstream works.
therainbowshelf's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Absolutely enjoyed this collection of queer sci-fi bike shorts! Even the ones that were so-so were a lot of fun. I adored the one that took the magical feeling of not having to stop for any red lights and turned it into literal magic. I'm pretty sure I saw someone post about this book on Litsy, and I'm super glad they did! I'll absolutely be ordering some of the other bike collections.
Content Warnings
Minor: War and Racism
lavenderskies4's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
The feeling of riding a bike; being able to go wherever you want just with the push of your feet is freeing. Trans-Galactic Bike Ride captured the intense feelings of being trans as well as the rush of being a cyclist. The unique world building of every story glued me to the pages. As a non-binary person I throughly enjoyed the centering of multiple trans identities. Overall, Trans-Galactic Bike Ride was a wonderful collection of short science fiction stories.
hubes's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
5.0
Some of the most creative and fun ideas I have had the pleasure of reading in some time
dylan_james's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
bizlet's review against another edition
4.0
This is such a niche! It's honestly pretty clear from the title what you're getting into and I appreciated that the collection was not apologetic about not being for everyone. It was so... Relaxing? Nice? To read a story and assume some (or all) of the characters weren't cis and I was really surprised at how many nonbinary characters there were!
Some of the stories I wish were much longer but I appreciate the joy and bottled nature of short stories. Some of the imagery and characters will stick with me like I dreamt about them instead of read about them which is really nice.
Some of the stories I wish were much longer but I appreciate the joy and bottled nature of short stories. Some of the imagery and characters will stick with me like I dreamt about them instead of read about them which is really nice.