Chock full of over-the-top family drama involving Ah Ma and her mom, Jess is trying to forge her own identity as she navigates the ghosts of her family’s secrets. And Jess is going to be the “body” to help her do it. In life, Ah Ma was a spirit avatar of a mysterious deity called the Black Water Sister hellbent on settling a score against a gang boss. Then she starts the voice of her dead grandmother, Ah Ma. Jess is closeted, broke, and moving back to Malaysia, a country she left when she was a toddler. Black Water Sister by Zen ChoĪ reluctant medium fights gods, ghosts, gangsters, and grandmas in 21st century Penang contemporary fantasy. It stands out for its queer and trans themes, exploring gender and sexuality against a backdrop of a hybrid punk world. This visionary novel, first published in 1995, weaves dystopian tropes like technological domination, social media saturation, and sinister surveillance technologies into a sensitive portrait of one young woman’s quest for self-understanding. After meeting her estranged mother, she begins to explore her true identity. Set in the late 21st century dystopian world where humanity lives in underwater domes to escape climate change, it tells the tale of Momo, a celebrated dermal care technician who keeps to herself.
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