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A review by juliareadsbooks
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
4.0
i really don’t know where i got this book from tbh it was on my shelf so i must have bought it at some point but i really can’t remember when
anyway this was labeled as a dystopian scifi and it really fits that term. it generally reminded me a lot of ‘Borne’ by Vandemeer as it is also set in a post-apocalyptic society that was destroyed by social unrest, climate crisis & corruption. other than Borne, however, this book was mostly set in a city, which functions as a refugee camp for those who lost their homes due to crisis. it is way overcrowded though, pollution and poverty are everywhere. that gets even more severe by the so called ‘shareholders’ who manage rent prices and cause a majority of the people to stay on the streets. basically, tenants are the ultimate villains of the story, i love that.
the main plot discusses the story of several individuals who at first don’t have anything in common but are (re)united through a common goal. it makes the book a tale of love, family and what happens when you never give up on both of these things.
such a unique story, albeit a bit hard to grasp at times. i would recommend it for everyone who is either a fan of dystopian scifi, post-apocalyptic fiction or just likes the weirder stories.
anyway this was labeled as a dystopian scifi and it really fits that term. it generally reminded me a lot of ‘Borne’ by Vandemeer as it is also set in a post-apocalyptic society that was destroyed by social unrest, climate crisis & corruption. other than Borne, however, this book was mostly set in a city, which functions as a refugee camp for those who lost their homes due to crisis. it is way overcrowded though, pollution and poverty are everywhere. that gets even more severe by the so called ‘shareholders’ who manage rent prices and cause a majority of the people to stay on the streets. basically, tenants are the ultimate villains of the story, i love that.
the main plot discusses the story of several individuals who at first don’t have anything in common but are (re)united through a common goal. it makes the book a tale of love, family and what happens when you never give up on both of these things.
such a unique story, albeit a bit hard to grasp at times. i would recommend it for everyone who is either a fan of dystopian scifi, post-apocalyptic fiction or just likes the weirder stories.