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keelin 's review for:
The Sudden Appearance of Hope
by Claire North
4.5
This was not exactly what I was expecting. I wasn't as gripped with this one as I was with Harry August, however Claire North's writing is so amazing and I still really enjoyed this. I greatly appreciated the discussion about feminism and racism and how society first and foremost concerns itself with men and white people. It's how I wish most books would handle feminism and racism in books when the main character has some privilege. Hope is not white so it would only make sense for her to be like 'this conversation is limited to a very narrow margin of people,' 'this line of thought neglects to include people of color,' 'perfection is promoting the idea that perfect equals whiteness.' So important and so necessary. And as much as I enjoyed those moments that addressed things that are normally not addressed, it didn't really make up for my disconnect with the story. Still, Claire North is one badass modern sci-fi writer.
This was not exactly what I was expecting. I wasn't as gripped with this one as I was with Harry August, however Claire North's writing is so amazing and I still really enjoyed this. I greatly appreciated the discussion about feminism and racism and how society first and foremost concerns itself with men and white people. It's how I wish most books would handle feminism and racism in books when the main character has some privilege. Hope is not white so it would only make sense for her to be like 'this conversation is limited to a very narrow margin of people,' 'this line of thought neglects to include people of color,' 'perfection is promoting the idea that perfect equals whiteness.' So important and so necessary. And as much as I enjoyed those moments that addressed things that are normally not addressed, it didn't really make up for my disconnect with the story. Still, Claire North is one badass modern sci-fi writer.