Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

La Ciudad Que Nos Unió by N.K. Jemisin

51 reviews

kjoli's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Cancer, Colonisation, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, and Lesbophobia

celines_schemes's review against another edition

2.75

The story telling was objectively good but I found the concept hard to grasp. Also, the plot was VERY slow to pick up. So all in all, a good book but maybe not my cup of tea.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Lesbophobia, Abortion, Sexual violence, and Rape

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Antisemitism, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse

Minor: Genocide, Colonisation, Abortion, Cancer, Classism, Police brutality, and Body shaming

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense 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? Yes

4.5

By the end of this book I really enjoyed it! For a while there it felt a little too slow and repetitive, and like I just didn't appreciate it enough because I don't know NYC at all. But it was definitely interesting and engaging overall and I'm glad I read it. I love the idea here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Cannibalism, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Misogyny, Islamophobia, Homophobia, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Ableism, Cancer, Car accident, Colonisation, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Genocide

kathleencoughlin's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

I generally like N.K. Jemisin's work. Like her other series, The City We Became is a mature speculative fiction story with diverse characters who are used interestingly rather than as tokens. I will say this isn't my favorite work of hers. I feel like, even at the end, I still don't really understand how the whole instantiation thing works. Regardless, I enjoyed it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual assault and Colonisation

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Confinement, and Genocide

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abortion, Transphobia, Stalking, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Colonisation, and Cancer

troisha's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Body horror

Minor: Ableism, Abortion, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence

akblair's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

There are aspects of this I really love but overall I feel like it tries to do too much- worth a read if you love NYC, though. Loses some points from me for sound effects and music in the audiobook- but if you’re in to that I suppose it’s well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Colonisation, Ableism, Addiction, Antisemitism, Cultural appropriation, Genocide, and Grief

This is essentially a study of all the different cultures that make up NYC- for better or worse- and it doesn’t shy away from the ugly parts.

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Colonisation

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Abortion