Reviews

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

maryellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Racial slurs, Body horror, Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism

ept101's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative 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

oleaceae_18's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

beepatriz's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

3.5

I wanted to like this so much more than I actually did

_ayden's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

eashby2's review against another edition

Could not get into the audiobook

vanessence's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

caseybones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Hopefully this is the first in a new trilogy or duology and not a one-off – there’s so much about this universe I want to know. And from the perspective of a fourth-generation Brooklyn native, this book was PERFECT. No notes. 

I’m not even mad that

Jersey City ends up being an honorary borough,

and of course

the Staten Island avatar is the betrayer;

how could the product of that environment be anything else? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Racism, Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Body horror

Minor: Emotional abuse, Colonisation, and Alcoholism

vonny3492's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

nhnabass's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual harassment, and Racism