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Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
adventurous
challenging
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
A few words before I forget — wow, I really enjoyed this! Great action, world building, and story telling. This book had twists and revealed information up to the last ten pages. I was already ready to read book 2 when I was halfway through. I think it was paced well and set up a great foundation for Book 2.
But definitely know, it’s also angering because it’s post-Civil War, not quite Reconstruction so the racism, misogynoir, and just the violence of as well as irrational commitment to white supremacy is on fuull display. All I will say is that I wasn’t sad to see that some of the antagonists did not live to see the end of the book.
Like the undead are obviously scary and unpredictable but the scariest folks in this book are definitely the living — the white supremacists.
But definitely know, it’s also angering because it’s post-Civil War, not quite Reconstruction so the racism, misogynoir, and just the violence of as well as irrational commitment to white supremacy is on fuull display. All I will say is that I wasn’t sad to see that some of the antagonists did not live to see the end of the book.
Like the undead are obviously scary and unpredictable but the scariest folks in this book are definitely the living — the white supremacists.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Misogyny
Moderate: Gore