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dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
2 for 2 with this author. Loved this short story, and like The Touches, I wish this short story was a full novel. I melt into the world so seamlessly, the speculation of what our real world ways would look in another present always seems so accurate. Themes of power and control are shown through the same tools of oppression exerted on the Indigenous and immigrant peoples in our real world. The “human” way we handle what is “alien”, fear and ignorance sliding into violence and contempt, the regret, guilt and shame of existing in hindsight of such violence, the desire for atonement and pardon. So, so good.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Genocide, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Classism, and Sexual assault
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