Panpocalypse, Carley Moore
Panpocalypse, Carley Moore
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Panpocalypse

Author: Carley Moore

Narrator: Hope Newhouse

Unabridged: 5 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2022

Categories: Fiction, Lgbtq+, Women, Feminist


Synopsis

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down New York City for the ex-girlfriend who broke her heart.

During the coronavirus pandemic, a queer disabled woman bikes through a locked-down NYC for the ex-girlfriend who broke her heart.

Orpheus manages to buy a bicycle just before they sell out across the city. She takes to the streets looking for Eurydice, the first woman she fell in love with, who also broke her heart. The city is largely closed and on lockdown, devoid of touch, connection, and community. But Orpheus hears of a mysterious underground bar Le Monocle, fashioned after the lesbian club of the same name in 1930s Paris.

Will Orpheus be able to find it? Will she ever be allowed to love again? Panpocalypse—first published as an online serial in spring of 2020—follows a lonely, disabled, poly hero in this novel about disease, decay, love, and revolution.

Reviews

Probably should have DNFed this one. I didn't realize it was auto-fiction until I started reading it, which made my expectations and the actual book not match at all. Tbh, this felt mostly like reading someone's journal entries about being in NYC during the beginning of Covid, not fiction. There are......more

Goodreads review by Suzy

A meandering look at the way one disabled, pansexual, polyamorous white woman was affected by the pandemic, with some magical elements. Panpocalypse is valuable for its explorations of pain and the isolation of living alone during this time. However, she attempts to tackle other topics that she was......more

Goodreads review by Lynn

I was honored to blurb this tremendous book, and here's what I said: Here’s the sexy, sad, queer, disabled, time-bending romp through the bleak pandemic landscape that you’ve been waiting for! No one lays herself as bare on the page as Carley Moore, and Panpocalypse is her most naked work to date. W......more

Goodreads review by Amelia

A resonant meander, just like some of my very favorite Brooklyn pandemic bike rides. This book brought some brand new bike friends into my life.......more