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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
My relationship to NYC is complicated but this actually made me nostalgic for it. And it's an interesting concept over all! Maybe not as accessible to people who have never lived there but I recommend it to people who do!
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
some super fun parts but in general a bit heavy handed
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I loved the concept, loved the interplay of the burroughs.
listened to about two hours of the audiobook, it was amazingly well read but the story just did not appeal to me.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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:
Yes
I had a bit of a rough start with this book and there are some things that bothered me throughout. That said , N.K. Jemisin is an excellent writer that never fails to weave intricate commentary and political themes into her fantasy and science fiction writing.
I really liked the lovecraftian monsters as an embodification of colonialism, capitalism and gentrification. It ties together reather well even if it robs the Women in White a bit of the unknowable horror of lovecrafts creations.
The whole idea of people becoming the avatar of a city or a borough is really cool and I feel like I would have enjoyed it more if I had actually been to new York or even the US in my life. The characters are really diverse and I liked most of them (Bronca being my favourite), however the whole setup can feel a tiny tiny bit superhero like.
What bothers me more though is even if I like the metaphor around cities as places fought by diverse people on the eine Hand and the Women in White on the other, it's also a ... Less than sound way of seeing things. How can New York a settler colonial city also be the place where diversity thrives. Jemisin isn't so tone deaf as to not mentions this at all, it's more like the melting pot story the US loves to tell about itself still loves on here. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking and seeing the good in what a city brings about no matter the circumstance of how it came into being.
I really liked the lovecraftian monsters as an embodification of colonialism, capitalism and gentrification. It ties together reather well even if it robs the Women in White a bit of the unknowable horror of lovecrafts creations.
The whole idea of people becoming the avatar of a city or a borough is really cool and I feel like I would have enjoyed it more if I had actually been to new York or even the US in my life. The characters are really diverse and I liked most of them (Bronca being my favourite), however the whole setup can feel a tiny tiny bit superhero like.
What bothers me more though is even if I like the metaphor around cities as places fought by diverse people on the eine Hand and the Women in White on the other, it's also a ... Less than sound way of seeing things. How can New York a settler colonial city also be the place where diversity thrives. Jemisin isn't so tone deaf as to not mentions this at all, it's more like the melting pot story the US loves to tell about itself still loves on here. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking and seeing the good in what a city brings about no matter the circumstance of how it came into being.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
The concept of this story, of cities becoming sentient and using humans as their avatars, is not only unique and clever but executed very well by the author.
That said…I’m not in a rush to read the sequel. I can see why there IS a sequel but I also feel like I’m quite happy to leave the story where it is.
That said…I’m not in a rush to read the sequel. I can see why there IS a sequel but I also feel like I’m quite happy to leave the story where it is.