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Far Sector by N.K. Jemisin

6 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

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

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

sicilyjoy's review

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Genocide, Xenophobia, and Police brutality

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.