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A Universe of Wishes: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Dhonielle Clayton
3 reviews
aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Colonisation
Minor: Racism, Violence, Police brutality, and War
emily_mh's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism
Graphic warnings for global warming/climate change and imprisonment. Moderate warnings for loss of a loved one, nuclear bombs and bombs. Minor warnings for drowning and menstruation.ceallaighsbooks's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
“Also, foreigners who came to Gaza would bring books. And we would sometimes fight over them. They were portals to different worlds. And in them you could sometimes see yourself. Even though they were rarely about Arabs, and rarely about young Arab boys like me, if I squinted, I could see in the contours of their heroes something of my shoulders and my hair and my hands and feet. If I closed my eyes, I could imagine myself as the main character. And I was a hero who did not destroy things but saved them.” — from “Habibi”, by Tochi Onyebuchi
“Please write me back.
Even if you aren’t real."
— from “Habibi”
“We study the ancient ones to learn about ourselves. They are not a monoculture, not a song with a single note. They are a collection of stories, an endless symphony, a galaxy of stars.” — from Samira Ahmed’s “The Coldest Spot in the Universe”
- A Phoenix First Must Burn, ed. by Patricia Caldwell
- How Long ’Til Black Future Month, by N. K. Jemisin
- Riot Baby, by Tochi Onyebuchi
- Black Sun, by Rebecca Roanhorse
Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Police brutality
Graphic descriptions of incarceration.