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A review by frafrin
The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
5.0
I honestly don’t know what I just read. I just know it was absolutely one of the best books I’ve read in my life and I need more of it.
The idea behind cities being personified seemed so odd and for the first 70-80 pages I was still trying to figure out what the hell I was reading. But I couldn’t put it down. There is something so compelling about the birth of a city and the avatar that represents each borough that pulled me deeper and deeper into the story. Each one discovering who they were and how vital they are to the survival of the city at the same time learning of the birth and destruction of other cities. With a dash of the multiverse. Just incredible.
N.K. Jemisin has created a spectacular world here and I am anxiously awaiting the next book.
The idea behind cities being personified seemed so odd and for the first 70-80 pages I was still trying to figure out what the hell I was reading. But I couldn’t put it down. There is something so compelling about the birth of a city and the avatar that represents each borough that pulled me deeper and deeper into the story. Each one discovering who they were and how vital they are to the survival of the city at the same time learning of the birth and destruction of other cities. With a dash of the multiverse. Just incredible.
N.K. Jemisin has created a spectacular world here and I am anxiously awaiting the next book.