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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide attempt
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
I’ve read about this story several times, but this is my first time actually reading it. The range of emotions captured in these few pages is well done, even if the writing is a little on the nose
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism
Mass death, natural disasters
Have a presentation for uni to make about this type of fiction so not gonna elaborate on this.
Short story with Sci-fi commonly called afrofuturism?
deeper meaning explicitly showed, can't say more without spoiling.
Short story with Sci-fi commonly called afrofuturism?
deeper meaning explicitly showed, can't say more without spoiling.
A brief read, but one I feel people should definitely make a point to read if they haven't done so already.
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism
This short story had impact on me that was inversely proportionate to its length. The premise is that a comet brings about the demise of everyone in New York City, except for a black man and a white woman. The story of how they come to grips with their situation, and how their relationship changes as they realize that they are the sole survivors and no longer subject to the stereotypes that society had assigned to them, is particularly relevant today. A word of warning - this story was written in 1920, and although it holds up well, it does contain some language and depictions of racism that some find objectionable. However, they are not gratuitous, and are really integral to the story. Just something to bear in mind.