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Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin

5 reviews

apersonfromflorida's review

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Gun violence, and Slavery

Minor: Cannibalism, Drug use, and War

readingsofaslinky's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Wow!!! Completely and utterly blown away by this beautiful, intelligent, revolutionary book!! My knowledge of DC fandom is minimal, but Jemisin and Campbell created this world so excellently that there is little need for background knowledge. I’m sure those who are well versed in Green Lantern lore benefitted from it, but as someone newer to DC I didn’t feel locked out. Jemisin tackles fascism, humanity, empires, and justice in such a succinct and interesting way. I need moreeeee! Excellent quotes from Black creatives and revolutionaries are added to each chapter, and there are visually stunning recaps with re-imagined pop culture moments that just add a cherry on top of the whole experience. Thank you for this boook! I wish I had more words to explain how great this was, but I’ll leave you with “READ THIS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!”


CW: police brutality, murder, slavery, racism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Slavery, Gun violence, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Mass/school shootings, Racism, and Drug use

zombiezami's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Police brutality, Gore, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Xenophobia, Slavery, Gaslighting, War, Sexual content, Addiction, and Confinement

Minor: Trafficking and Genocide

displacedcactus's review

adventurous fast-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

Don't be put off by the fact that this is technically a Green Lantern comic! It's a stand-alone story featuring a new character and a new setting. My GL knowledge is limited to what I picked up back in the 90s in a comics chat on IRC, and I was able to jump right in without any trouble.

Far Sector is a murder mystery set in an alien civilization, with just a dash of super heroics to keep it exciting. Lantern Sojourner Mullein is tasked with solving a society's first murder in 500 years. Along the way she has to deal with politics, police, oh yeah, and the fact that everyone in this society has their emotions suppressed from birth. The story takes some twist and turns and Lantern Mullein (Jo to her friends) picks up allies and enemies along the way.

I'd say my only complaint is that I felt the story wrapped up very quickly -- probably due to the nature of having been published across 12 issues of a comic. I think it would have benefitted from a double-sized final issue so the resolution wouldn't feel so rushed.

This feels a little more "mature" than the super hero comics I read as a teen -- probably more of a PG-13 than a PG rating? There's violence, implied nudity and sexual situations, and plenty of cursing, plus some heavy subject matter with regards to policing and politics. It's not quite as graphic as Saga, more in line with Monstress, but less gory. Should be appropriate for emotionally mature teen readers but I'd hesitate to give it to a middle grade reader.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Cursing, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual content, Drug use, and War

rnbhargava's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

This is a fun science fiction detective story with a twist on how Green Lantern powers work. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

The protagonist is bisexual for anyone looking for that representation. N.K. Jemisin’s writing is quite inventive but wow, Jamal Campbell’s Art & Colors are the star of this book. My rating for this book is at 4 simply because DC’s current practice of using lower quality paper in their trade paperbacks just doesn’t do Jamal Campbell’s art the Justice it deserves. If this book gets a Deluxe Hardcover or an Absolute Edition I will without a doubt upgrade and sell off this basic edition for the pure reason of seeing the art at its best.