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The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

5 reviews

blewballoon's review

dark funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I may revisit this rating. As I said for the first book in the series, the writing and plot often follow the rule of "subtlety is for cowards" which both works and doesn't for me. Like the author's note at the end mentions, the unfortunate events in reality make the book more painful to read even though I think this sequel overall had more hopefulness (that sometimes feels like alternate reality wish fulfillment) than the first. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Death, Classism, and Grief

Moderate: Transphobia, Gaslighting, Homophobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content, Abandonment, Colonisation, Car accident, and Slavery

rainbowyeticorn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is the third book of the series. The first is a short story, which the following two books including this one being full length novels.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Racism, Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gun violence, Confinement, and Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Colonisation, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Ableism

I really loved this series so much. The narrator does such a fabulous job bringing all the characters to life. I highly recommend reading the audiobook version over the print version or maybe reading and listening to both at the same time because in my opinion this is the best way to experience this fabulous book!

thebookcoyote's review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

TW/CW: Language, violence, body horror, fantasy violence, police violence, sexual talk and situations 

REVIEW: I had been looking forward to this book since I finished The City We Became. It was such a unique premise for a story – unlike anything I’d ever read before – and I was dying to know how the story ended. This is that book, and it succeeded in everything that I wanted it to. 

The World We Make picks up a couple of months after the end of The City We Became. I can’t give a lot of plot description without spoiling that book, but it works as a continuation of that story, picking up the plots and characters where they had been left and heading towards an exciting conclusion. 

One of my favorite things about Jemisin’s writing in these two books is how she isn’t afraid to confront the politics and current events that clearly shaped some of the chapters in this book. Some people might not like this, of course, but I think it adds a lot to the story as a whole. But if you want a book that doesn’t tackle anything important, this book isn’t it. 

The worst thing about this book is just that I’m sad it’s the last one in this universe! I would have loved to read more about the other cities, and what happens to all the new cities that were preparing to be born. I guess it’s a good thing, though, if the worst thing you can say about a book is that you wish there were more of it! 

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for good science-fiction/urban fantasy. You won’t be disappointed!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Police brutality, Body horror, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, and Homophobia

bi_n_large's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Classism, Deportation, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Violence, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual content and Emotional abuse