A review by blevins
Pirate Utopia by Bruce Sterling

3.0

Not quite sure what to make of this odd, short novel from Sterling. Set in an alternate 1920s in the little known location of Fiume, Sterling combines Futurists, Communists, Houdini, Dadaists, revolutionary women who work in a torpedo factory, ex-WW1 aviation heroes, and others in an energetic, non-stop riff on industrialism and what? Modernity? At least that's my guess. I loved the constructivist illustrations throughout the book that add to the tone of the book tremendously. I mean, check that cover out!