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Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin

7 reviews

kana__'s review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Trafficking

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

notapenguin's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense 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, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder and Racism

Minor: Cannibalism 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

carochacord's review

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism and Police brutality

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Colonisation, and Cannibalism

ephermeyal's review

adventurous hopeful fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

It was too short or maybe just fast-paced? for me to be really attached to the characters.

Anyway, I'm also not that into superhero fantasy either. Never got into them as a kid so there's no nostalgia going on for it to appeal to me. And now, I still don't feel the want nor need to bother because most of them (or at least, the mainstream ones) were of white people saving humanity, or something. Not to mention the oversexualization of the female characters, whenever they do exist.

I know they are also probably complex and emotional and still explore themes of justice and stuff. But why should I bother when there are plenty other books out there with more inclusivity that explores the same themes with as epic a scale?

So yeah! I'm glad I have stuff from the subgenre I can consume now because it doesn't have the problematic aspects the old ones had that I really can't tolerate anymore. (the only other exception besides this I currently know is the Ms Marvel stuff).

It was really fun and refreshing and... a bit cathartic, tbh.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality and Racism

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.