Sky Daddy
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“Sleek and darkly comical . . . with the melancholic wit and whimsy of Miranda July.”—The Boston Globe
Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with an unusual obsession, in this “audaciously imagined and surprisingly tender” (Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch) debut novel by the acclaimed author of Out There.
FINALIST FOR THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE VCU CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, Oprah Daily, Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Electric Lit, Debutiful, Book Riot, The Skinny
Linda is doing her best to lead a life that would appear normal to the casual observer. Weekdays, she earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, then rides the bus home to the windowless garage she rents on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges her true passion, taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. The destination is irrelevant, because each trip means a new date with a handsome stranger—a stranger whose intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages, and powerful engines make Linda feel a way that no human ever could. . . .
Linda knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes. Nor can she reveal her belief that it’s her destiny to “marry” one of her suitors, uniting with her soulmate plane for eternity. But when an opportunity arises to hasten her dream of eternal partnership, and the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of control, she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy and launching herself headlong toward the love she’s always dreamed of.
Both subversive and unexpectedly heartwarming, Sky Daddy hijacks the classic love story, exploring desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted for who we truly are.
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Thank you to NetGalley for the arc. This is one of the weirdest books I have ever read, and I enjoyed it immensely. Linda's inner monologue was both pretentious and bizarre. I didn't like her at all. The amount of secondhand embarrassment I felt during some of the scenes had me cringing and groaning and taking breaks from reading. That being said, she was a super interesting perspective to read from. This book took itself a lot more seriously than I thought it would. This very much feels like a character study of someone mentally ill, rather than just a goofy story about someone with an odd fetish, as the title seems to let on. That, combined with the insane amount of abbreviations with no explanation of what they stood for, diminished a little of the enjoyment for me. Overall though, this was a very fun read that managed to keep my attention and portrayed a beautiful friendship between two women that anyone would be lucky to have.
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1 reviews
Mood
Protagonist(s)
Pace
Writing Style
Description
“Sleek and darkly comical . . . with the melancholic wit and whimsy of Miranda July.”—The Boston Globe
Cross the jet bridge with Linda, a frequent flyer with an unusual obsession, in this “audaciously imagined and surprisingly tender” (Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch) debut novel by the acclaimed author of Out There.
FINALIST FOR THE CALIFORNIA BOOK AWARD • LONGLISTED FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION FIRST NOVEL PRIZE AND THE VCU CABELL FIRST NOVELIST AWARD
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Time, Oprah Daily, Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Electric Lit, Debutiful, Book Riot, The Skinny
Linda is doing her best to lead a life that would appear normal to the casual observer. Weekdays, she earns $20 an hour moderating comments for a video-sharing platform, then rides the bus home to the windowless garage she rents on the outskirts of San Francisco. But on the last Friday of each month, she indulges her true passion, taking BART to SFO for a round-trip flight to a regional hub. The destination is irrelevant, because each trip means a new date with a handsome stranger—a stranger whose intelligent windscreens, sleek fuselages, and powerful engines make Linda feel a way that no human ever could. . . .
Linda knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes. Nor can she reveal her belief that it’s her destiny to “marry” one of her suitors, uniting with her soulmate plane for eternity. But when an opportunity arises to hasten her dream of eternal partnership, and the carefully balanced elements of her life begin to spin out of control, she must choose between maintaining the trappings of normalcy and launching herself headlong toward the love she’s always dreamed of.
Both subversive and unexpectedly heartwarming, Sky Daddy hijacks the classic love story, exploring desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted for who we truly are.
Book Information
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Thank you to NetGalley for the arc. This is one of the weirdest books I have ever read, and I enjoyed it immensely. Linda's inner monologue was both pretentious and bizarre. I didn't like her at all. The amount of secondhand embarrassment I felt during some of the scenes had me cringing and groaning and taking breaks from reading. That being said, she was a super interesting perspective to read from. This book took itself a lot more seriously than I thought it would. This very much feels like a character study of someone mentally ill, rather than just a goofy story about someone with an odd fetish, as the title seems to let on. That, combined with the insane amount of abbreviations with no explanation of what they stood for, diminished a little of the enjoyment for me. Overall though, this was a very fun read that managed to keep my attention and portrayed a beautiful friendship between two women that anyone would be lucky to have.