Bang Bang Bodhisattva, Aubrey Wood
Bang Bang Bodhisattva, Aubrey Wood
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Bang Bang Bodhisattva

Author: Aubrey Wood

Narrator: Adi Cabral

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/30/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction


Synopsis

Someone wants trans girl hacker-for-hire Kiera Umehara in prison or dead—but for what? Failing to fix their smart toilet?

It's 2032 and we live in the worst cyberpunk future. Kiera is gigging her ass off to keep the lights on, but her polycule's social score is so dismal they're about to lose their crib. That's why she's out here chasing cheaters with Angel Herrera, a luddite P. I. who thinks this is The Big Sleep. Then the latest job cuts too deep—hired to locate Herrera's ex-best friend (who's also Kiera's pro bono attorney), they find him murdered instead. Their only lead: a stick of Nag Champa incense dropped at the scene.

Next thing Kiera knows, her new crush turns up missing—sans a hand (the real one, not the cybernetic), and there's the familiar stink of sandalwood across the apartment. Two crimes, two sticks of incense, Kiera framed for both. She told Herrera to lose her number, but now the old man might be her only way out of this bullshit . . .

A fast-talker with a heart of gold, Bang Bang Bodhisattva is both an odd-couple buddy comedy that never knows when to shut up, and an exploration of finding yourself and your people in an ever-mutable world.

About Aubrey Wood

Aubrey Wood was born in California to a mixed-race couple and spent much of her childhood jumping back and forth between there and New Zealand until finally being trapped in a rural New Zealand hamlet at the age of ten. She has since spent most of her life in Auckland and on the internet. As a child Aubrey made picture books, as a teenager she furiously churned out fanfiction, and started trying to write professionally in 2011 after a brief and unsuccessful bid to become Trent Reznor. Bang Bang Bodhisattva is her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jess on May 09, 2023

Bang Bang Bodhisattva is outside of my usual reading tastes, but I utterly adored it. I loved the mashed-up combination of cyberpunk and detective noir thriller, and the many tropes related to them. This was just such an engaging read - the interactions between Kiera and Herrera were both comical an......more

Goodreads review by Peter on November 22, 2022

This enjoyable read, futuristic PI thriller which starts at pace, and never lets up. Missing person, murder, twists and turns. The book also contains an interesting story line about LGBQ+ issues. This is integral to the story, rather than as in many books these days that seem to drop in the odd char......more

Goodreads review by Deepti on March 30, 2023

[7.2/10] Thank you Rebellion Publishings and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review Bang Bang Bodhisattva is a thriller about an unlikely duo hunting down a murderer, while they are being framed for the murder! The story is set in a cyber capitalistic future where androids......more

Goodreads review by Nicole on February 18, 2024

Bang Bang Bodhisattva is like holding a lit firework in your hands. It is punchy, it is vibrant, it is constant heat. I loved seeing a noir thriller in a neon cyberpunk setting with a memorable and diverse cast of characters (who all have an incredible sense of style and showcase a variety of queer......more

Goodreads review by Kay on January 06, 2023

(3.5 rounded up to 4.0.) I loved this blurb and I have read cyberpunk detective noir books previously, so I thought this would be right up my street. I'm afraid I gave up at 77%. I was enjoying it very much to begin with, as it was fast and frantic and I was pulled right along, however as the story p......more