I am a bit tired of science-fictional allegories for racism

Just finished reading Cassandra Rose Clarke's The Mad Scientist's Daughter. I enjoyed reading this book alot. It's exactly the kind of thing that I like to read: a somewhat-fey, somewhat-dissatisfied woman pursues an aimless life as an artist while being in love with an unattainable object. It's particularly fun because the world exists in this weirdly …