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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
A fantastic allegory about racism, gentrification, and city life. I highly recommend the audiobook, for all the accents and sci-fi special effects. Loved it so much, I created the Wikipedia page for it!
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
No
I loved the characters, I loved the vivid depiction of the city, I loved the themes and speculative ideas and how they wove together. But the pacing was bad enough to bring it from 4 stars to 3.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was on my TBR for years, so I was very excited to read it with my book club. I had a feeling that it would be a challenging read for me in some ways, and I was right about that. Loved the fresh premise and cool, at times gritty writing style, but maybe not quite my favorite type of book. I felt like it was a little hard sometimes to keep up with the more fantastical elements as well as the lore of the cities as avatars. I also felt like the story ended very abruptly where in other parts it dragged a little (so pacing was strange throughout).
After finishing the book, I enjoyed reading about the author’s inspirations, drawing from influences as diverse as Lovecraft to DuBois to the Power Rangers, which helped me appreciate the story on multiple levels.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The beginning I was drawn in. Then the third chapter I felt like I was losing the story, but things start to come together again and draw you in. I enjoyed The City We Became, it’s definitely a unique story.
There were times I lost the story line but this was still a fun read and will be reading book 2. It’s a weird story so I can see it being very hit or miss for readers. Worth picking up to find out!
There were times I lost the story line but this was still a fun read and will be reading book 2. It’s a weird story so I can see it being very hit or miss for readers. Worth picking up to find out!