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redheadorganist's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Terminal illness, Torture, Transphobia, Physical abuse, and War
Moderate: Blood and Sexual content
a_davis's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
this book felt largely like a disorienting dream.. I just couldn’t tell what was happening but it made for a very engaging read that I didn’t want to put down. the ending made me sad but contained a lot of reflection about humanity which I appreciated
this is book 7 for afrofuturism seminar! will update with notes from class
the class discussion really threw me for a loop because I had not interpreted the book in the way the prof brought up lol, but basically this is a book about human archives and the characters at the end (beyond the roaches) are shown to be AI living in AR. the roaches take up the role of colonizers who accidentally decimate the archival record because they either don't view it as an archive or don't understand what it actually entails. this is something that happens with so many instances of real-life colonization, and my prof related how this was inherently African American because that's a community that has constantly faced danger to the existence of their recorded history.. I still need to process this reading of the book but am still a huge fan of it and would like to reread it with this in mind
this is book 7 for afrofuturism seminar! will update with notes from class
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture
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