Bottom's Up
2015
First Published
4.00
Average Rating
300
Number of Pages
"Weird, funny, and deliciously creepy, ""Bottoms Up"" shows us a twisted not-so-distant future where technology is used to control even the most intimate of human acts. A mismatched pair of socks brings two people together, but once they find out they’re perfect for each other, their obsession with a clean bill of health drives them to seek the ultimate in safe sex. A slick read that melds science fiction and literary romance, ""Bottoms Up"" is an utterly original look at the disintegration of love as mediated by our modern obsessions with health, self-improvement, and technology. This story originally appeared in Tin House."
Avg Rating
4.00
Number of Ratings
11
5 STARS
36%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
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2 STARS
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Author
Namwali Serpell
Author · 8 books
NAMWALI SERPELL is a Zambian writer who teaches at UC Berkeley. She received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award in 2011 and was selected for the Africa 39 in 2014. She won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing. THE OLD DRIFT is her first novel. The chapter entitled "The Falls" is derived from The Autobiography of An Old Drifter, by the historical figure, Percy M. Clark (1874-1937).
