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The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

21 reviews

ottolee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

jaysaysnope's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

I want to love a place the way N.K. Jemisin loves New York City. The ending was a little anticlimactic for me, but

the betrayal of Staten Island

was so good (and honestly, realistic to the character), I cannot wait to find out how it’s dealt with in The World We Make.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Violence, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Islamophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Police brutality

ceesea's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective tense fast-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

Stylistically beautiful lovecraftian (and digs at Lovecraft) tale. I have never wanted to visit every aspect of New York City more, in fact I feel like I already have!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Police brutality, and Islamophobia

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault

repunzee's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Rape, and Police brutality

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

jjstallone's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Deportation

blewballoon's review against another edition

funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this with a couple friends as a sort of impromptu mini book club. I would recommend it for a book club as there are a lot of interesting concepts in terms of the fantasy and social commentary. As one of my friends put it, this book definitely goes by the idea that "subtlety is for cowards" and most of the social commentary is completely overt. Our group was mixed in how much they liked how heavy handed it was. Some found it refreshing, others found it broke immersion in the story. One of the characters, to me, was especially unbearable and I would groan when I got to her chapters. The fantasy aspect of the human avatars of cities was amazing and I loved the concept of using constructs to channel their power. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

voxelbee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Transphobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

sarah984's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.0

I just can't see what seemingly everyone else saw in this book. Bland prose (everyone’s thoughts and motivations are listed like we might otherwise miss them, like "[character] thinks dark things are evil because she sees that in the media" is essentially an actual sentence in this novel) padded with pointless bickering and boring New York in-jokes. Every character is an ethnic stereotype and they all sound so similar to one another that I kept forgetting one of them was supposed to be 70 until she brought up Stonewall again. The antagonist’s minions are like cartoon villains and they're all written in the most cringe-inducing way possible.

I did like the idea behind how the antagonist’s plan worked, and using white and light colours as something dangerous. Unfortunately, the one interesting city formation concept is dropped almost immediately after it comes up and the ending didn't make any sense with what was already established.

I feel like the author could have saved me a few hours of reading time by just typing up a Tumblr post about how much she hates Staten Island and leaving it at that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Cannibalism, Stalking, Car accident, Colonisation, and Classism

joisaddler's review against another edition

funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism