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A review by tenten
An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
Did not finish book. Stopped at 43%.
i'm in a bad state of mind right now given how crappy our current society is. reading a book where slavery has been reinstated even though it's set 300 yrs in the future is not helping my mental state!!
aside from that, i just can't connect with it like i feel myself not caring. i read some reviews that point out how wild it is that Aster and other lowdeckers insult, physically attack, and disrespect upperdeckers and guards without much real consequence, which makes the stakes seem lower than they're presented to be.
i might pick it up again because Rivers Solomon won me over with their story, "Whose Heart I Long to Stop with the Click of a Revolver," but i'm dropping it for now
aside from that, i just can't connect with it like i feel myself not caring. i read some reviews that point out how wild it is that Aster and other lowdeckers insult, physically attack, and disrespect upperdeckers and guards without much real consequence, which makes the stakes seem lower than they're presented to be.
i might pick it up again because Rivers Solomon won me over with their story, "Whose Heart I Long to Stop with the Click of a Revolver," but i'm dropping it for now
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, Sexual assault, and Racism
Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death of parent, Homophobia, Self harm, Infertility, and Suicide