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adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
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This was unlike anything else I've read this year so far (2024). This is a dystopian, post-apocalyptic science fiction adult novel about an Indigenous two-spirit and gender diverse cast that navigates a world that is polluted, dying, and basically no longer fit for human thriving.
Calderon created such an expansive, queernormative world with so many different genders (*there are stories and folklore behind each of these genders, which you'll learn throughout the novel). I loved how each of these characters intersect, and the found family at the core of the story.
I will admit that in the first 25% or so, I was a bit lost because I hadn't read sci-fi in a bit, so it took me a while to gain my bearings. However, once I met more characters, and learned more about the Anishinaabe cultural context; I was fully invested and couldn't wait to see how this story unraveled!
Though GC illustrated such atmospheric imagery and world in this book, the interpersonal relationships and dynamics stood out the most to me! The ending was so bittersweet, and I will be thinking about this book and these characters for a while.
I think this story and world would translate well to a tv series!!! *manifesting*
This was unlike anything else I've read this year so far (2024). This is a dystopian, post-apocalyptic science fiction adult novel about an Indigenous two-spirit and gender diverse cast that navigates a world that is polluted, dying, and basically no longer fit for human thriving.
Calderon created such an expansive, queernormative world with so many different genders (*there are stories and folklore behind each of these genders, which you'll learn throughout the novel). I loved how each of these characters intersect, and the found family at the core of the story.
I will admit that in the first 25% or so, I was a bit lost because I hadn't read sci-fi in a bit, so it took me a while to gain my bearings. However, once I met more characters, and learned more about the Anishinaabe cultural context; I was fully invested and couldn't wait to see how this story unraveled!
Though GC illustrated such atmospheric imagery and world in this book, the interpersonal relationships and dynamics stood out the most to me! The ending was so bittersweet, and I will be thinking about this book and these characters for a while.
I think this story and world would translate well to a tv series!!! *manifesting*
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Pregnancy, Genocide, and Sexual assault
coymeld's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Genocide, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Pregnancy
goolaina's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Though fiction, this novel is a good introduction into 2 Spirit identities and Indigenous storytelling. Highly recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and Genocide
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Blood, Body horror, and Torture
Minor: Sexual content
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