Reviews

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

chocorealis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ej_e's review against another edition

So hard to get into. I liked the characters and that they represented aspects of the city. But the pace was slow and the writing too much telling rather than showing. 

abrown410's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

nerdydreamer107's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

umamipop11's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

aliiloue's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Brilliantly written with a sure and engaging style. The characters leapt off the page and had clear voices throughout. i had to let go a bit and just go with the vibes but hoo boy did i love the ride. this felt so fresh and unique. i loved the concept and it was really interesting to see how it was developed. the ending felt a little rushed but i'm interested in checking out the second one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism

nikabartoo's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

jimmyviera's review against another edition

5.0

Best thing I’ve read in a long time

sararose_cozy's review against another edition

2.0

I wanted to like this book.
But around 100 pages in I found myself skimming just to get through it faster. I thought the premise would be interesting but I found it confusing not having one main protagonist - instead you get at least 5. All of the main characters I disliked. I didn’t like their personalities, they all felt somewhat angry?
I couldn’t understand the motive of the antagonist. Why is this happening? Just cuz?
Once again proof that I am not a fantasy reader, I suppose.

_kelly_'s review against another edition

5.0

This was fantastic. Highly recommend. Thank you to the audio team behind this, and the narrator for making it outstanding!