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The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin

3 reviews

rnbhargava's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really loved this sequel. My minor issue with it is that some aspects of it just kind of end a bit conveniently. Some parts, that’s amusing. Others, it felt like a slightly hastened storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Violence, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

There are scenes where cities are put at risk en masse. There’s examples of characters that are clearly analogous to far right, kind of racist, supposedly religion based politicians. The idea of the soul of a city, the distinct things that give them personality is a big theme in this. The avatars are emblematic in the best ways possible. I overall love this duology. Frankly, I kind of hope Jemisin still makes it into a trilogy one day.

brynalexa's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Similar to the The City We Became in that it was slow to start even though I was invested in the characters. I was getting worried toward the end that it was going to end in a marvel-like battle scene at the end which it did not and took a lovely turn. Very interesting concept and world that was very well researched. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Deportation

Minor: Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Stalking, Abandonment, and War

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

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

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!