A review by kamreadsandrecs
A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 “If we are lucky” indeed. Sometimes we are. Sometimes we aren’t. But we try anyway, try to make ourselves understood to others – and to understand others, in turn. And when the desire to understand and to be understood in turn is genuine, borne from a true desire to comprehend, well— If language is what makes us human, then to know another, and to be known by another, is one of the greatest accomplishments of our species. 

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