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Jane Doesn't Save the World
Jane is sick to death of the voices in her head (especially when they argue about everything from alcohol to the importance of shoes). She'd rather just end it and let her life insurance policy fund her family's escape from a country torn apart by prejudice and xenophobic laws.
But her plans are hijacked by a ridiculously good-looking alien addicted to Earth sitcoms. Now, she's on her way to a world where fiction is forbidden, singing pirates roam the suspended sea, and the neurodiverse like her are hunted and imprisoned.
Can she and her voices work together to turn her greatest weakness into her greatest strength—all while outrunning homicidal unicorns and cruel Regulators—so she can save her family and the world . . . or at least her shoes?
But her plans are hijacked by a ridiculously good-looking alien addicted to Earth sitcoms. Now, she's on her way to a world where fiction is forbidden, singing pirates roam the suspended sea, and the neurodiverse like her are hunted and imprisoned.
Can she and her voices work together to turn her greatest weakness into her greatest strength—all while outrunning homicidal unicorns and cruel Regulators—so she can save her family and the world . . . or at least her shoes?
- GenresScience Fiction
368 pages, Paperback
Published June 26, 2020
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About the author
Erin Grey
3 books15 followersAlso writes under Erin Vere.
Erin lives in South Africa with her pet husband and Evil Cat Overlord. Her personal experience with mental health issues and her obsession with neurodiversity inspires her writing. She laughs at things in the hopes they’ll go away, which is why she writes humorous novels with neurodivergent characters facing ridiculous situations. The goal dearest to her heart is to eat chocolate cake without getting fat.
Erin lives in South Africa with her pet husband and Evil Cat Overlord. Her personal experience with mental health issues and her obsession with neurodiversity inspires her writing. She laughs at things in the hopes they’ll go away, which is why she writes humorous novels with neurodivergent characters facing ridiculous situations. The goal dearest to her heart is to eat chocolate cake without getting fat.
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May 2, 2020
Jane Doesn’t Save the World is the most unique book I’ve read in a long time.
It’s a sci-fi novel with a mentally ill protagonist. Several of the main characters are voices in Jane’s head, and I found myself getting attached to them, along with the flesh-and-blood characters.
The story kept me interested—the alien setting, the characters, the mystery—but it was Jane’s personal journey that truly captivated me. This is a book about what it takes to find peace, about healing when the people around you just want you to be “fixed.”
The writing is lovely, descriptive, and truly funny, which is so refreshing since the themes can at times be dark. Footnotes are scattered throughout, and as I read, I started anticipating them, because they’re so witty.
I love when a book takes me to another world just to teach me about the one I live in.
Read this book.
It’s a sci-fi novel with a mentally ill protagonist. Several of the main characters are voices in Jane’s head, and I found myself getting attached to them, along with the flesh-and-blood characters.
The story kept me interested—the alien setting, the characters, the mystery—but it was Jane’s personal journey that truly captivated me. This is a book about what it takes to find peace, about healing when the people around you just want you to be “fixed.”
The writing is lovely, descriptive, and truly funny, which is so refreshing since the themes can at times be dark. Footnotes are scattered throughout, and as I read, I started anticipating them, because they’re so witty.
I love when a book takes me to another world just to teach me about the one I live in.
Read this book.
December 21, 2020
An excellent, fun and touching read for fans of:
New Girl (w/ Zooey D.)
Douglas Adams
Terry Pratchett
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
*And Feminist anything* (:
This book takes you from South Africa to across the galaxy on planet Eothe, and best of all, it refreshingly stretches the boundaries of SF-Fantasy in wonderful ways.
Looking for super-relatable, honest depictions of living with multiple personalities that create a fantastic sense of humor about life?
How about unlocking undiscovered potentialities of human beings on a foreign planet?
And let's throw in an alien addicted to TV, and you've got yourself a wonderful journey.
I was thoroughly satisfied with the personal journey of the heroine Jane to find renewed strength within herself after all the challenges she goes through, and I deeply appreciated the fresh humor that resonated throughout the book that carries you through her personal transformations.
New Girl (w/ Zooey D.)
Douglas Adams
Terry Pratchett
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
*And Feminist anything* (:
This book takes you from South Africa to across the galaxy on planet Eothe, and best of all, it refreshingly stretches the boundaries of SF-Fantasy in wonderful ways.
Looking for super-relatable, honest depictions of living with multiple personalities that create a fantastic sense of humor about life?
How about unlocking undiscovered potentialities of human beings on a foreign planet?
And let's throw in an alien addicted to TV, and you've got yourself a wonderful journey.
I was thoroughly satisfied with the personal journey of the heroine Jane to find renewed strength within herself after all the challenges she goes through, and I deeply appreciated the fresh humor that resonated throughout the book that carries you through her personal transformations.
January 19, 2022
A unique, emotive, funny, thoughtful, romantic Sci-fi adventure. I fell in love with all of the voices inside of Jane's head. The humor was excellent. Grey has a humor and writing voice that fans of Douglas Adams will enjoy.
April 6, 2022
This book is unique and great. And it is funny too but has a message to everyone.
May 2, 2020
There was a lot of Try in this book, but unfortunately it never gelled into a solid story for me. 🤷🏻♀️ too many elements, not enough substance, assumed depth where I just didn’t see it.
Ah well.
#QuarantineReads
Ah well.
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