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A review by fairymodmother
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller
4.0
This was a wonderful experience. There were so many moving parts that just coalesced so beautifully. I felt like I was in a spiral that started meandering, lots of turns that I couldn't see, and then it got tighter and tighter.
I loved nearly everything about it. Sort of like Maupin's Tales of the City meets St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, it's got heart, humor, animal companions, people from all walks of life dealing with their own struggles and the struggles that we all face as a society. A beautiful tribute to surviving the AIDS crisis, to community, the fragility of our planet and the resilience of the human spirit.
The only thing that keeps this from being 5 stars for me is the very, very end. We have this lush, achingly beautiful story that feels sort of like the author did not know how to get out of the whirlpool he had created, so he just pulled the plug. It jarred me to end like that, and after so much honesty I found it forced.
A truly memorable, lovely book. I am hoping to add this one to my personal collection.
CONTENT WARNING (list of topics)
I loved nearly everything about it. Sort of like Maupin's Tales of the City meets St. John Mandel's Station Eleven, it's got heart, humor, animal companions, people from all walks of life dealing with their own struggles and the struggles that we all face as a society. A beautiful tribute to surviving the AIDS crisis, to community, the fragility of our planet and the resilience of the human spirit.
The only thing that keeps this from being 5 stars for me is the very, very end. We have this lush, achingly beautiful story that feels sort of like the author did not know how to get out of the whirlpool he had created, so he just pulled the plug. It jarred me to end like that, and after so much honesty I found it forced.
A truly memorable, lovely book. I am hoping to add this one to my personal collection.
CONTENT WARNING (list of topics)