A review by mishnah
The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i read a lot of books in this lane --  ambitious 2010s/2020s sci-fi chock full of big ideas about our societies and ourselves -- and this one does the rare trick of growing on you as it goes, introducing new ideas and plot developments fluidly and never losing the shock of the new it embodies. pairs well with Seeing Like a State and, later, Crimes of the Future
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