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A review by johnwillson
Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois
4.0
An LGBTQ youth of the Christian Republic is banished to the gay islands to live a hard-scrabble life in the wilds with others of their "kind." Except it turns out that the feared Rainbow Islands are a utopia of abundance and new technologies, not to mention acceptance, compassion and love.
Light and enjoyable - like a healthy snack that turns out to be delicious, too.
The origin of this novel is perhaps as interesting as the book itself. An internet troll proposed that homosexuality is unnatural because islands of gays and lesbians would die out due to a zero birth rate. The response to this post was a spontaneous public brainstorming session on the obvious problems with this simplistic proposal (bisexuals could breed, and which island would they go on, anyway?), and the benefits of such a society. The respondents - and ultimately this author Devin Harnois - forged a positive and inclusive utopia of islands and airships, full of love and adventure and people living well outside of the closed-minded society that expelled them.
The style and structure of the book are merely competent. But the pace is brisk, the characters are likable, and the outcome is satisfying. I recommend it.
Light and enjoyable - like a healthy snack that turns out to be delicious, too.
The origin of this novel is perhaps as interesting as the book itself. An internet troll proposed that homosexuality is unnatural because islands of gays and lesbians would die out due to a zero birth rate. The response to this post was a spontaneous public brainstorming session on the obvious problems with this simplistic proposal (bisexuals could breed, and which island would they go on, anyway?), and the benefits of such a society. The respondents - and ultimately this author Devin Harnois - forged a positive and inclusive utopia of islands and airships, full of love and adventure and people living well outside of the closed-minded society that expelled them.
The style and structure of the book are merely competent. But the pace is brisk, the characters are likable, and the outcome is satisfying. I recommend it.