![]() ![]() ![]() Upright Women Wanted shoots holes through this stereotype with gun-toting Librarians who start on a crusade of sorts after a catastrophic event leaves the United States in a state of disarray and isolation where modern conveniences have been destroyed or abandoned. ![]() It’s even more unique to have multiple female lead characters drive wagons and ride horses from town to dusty town, delivering “Approved Materials.” Westerns typically tackle issues of overt masculinity, e.g., the tribulations of male cowboys. Rarely does a Western (spaghetti, neo, classic, etc.) exclusively deal with the feminine journey. In their previous novel, Magic for Liars, Gailey explores fantasy and wizardry with an emphasis on the descriptive elements of storytelling, while Upright Women Wanted is told with quick action and blunted dialogue. Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted tackles social injustice at a future time where modernization has been reversed to a setting more like the Old Wild West. ![]()
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