A's Reviews > Lizard Radio

I have never read a book like Lizard Radio. It's uncomfortable, it's fascinating, and it's engaging. It's also confusing, haunting, and heart-breaking. But it's also oddly affirming. So basically, it isn't easy to quantify. Still, I highly suggest picking it up and giving it a try.

Some of the language/slang is a awkward to get used to, but the meanings are clear enough. It's 100% a dystopia novel, but even if that isn't your thing, it's very character driven and emotion driven. Less about the dystopia, and more about the people.

As far as gender goes, Kivali isn't male or female, and Kivali is known as a bender. It's not 100% clear how this works in the book, but if you don't match up with your assigned gender at birth, you have to transition to the opposite binary gender. There isn't any room for people who are both (benders), and it's interesting to see how that's explored in the text. I didn't find anything particularly problematic with it, however there is a flashback of violence against Kivali (as a child) for being a bender and being a "samer" (queer) isn't allowed in this society, so tw mentions for homophobia as well.