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A review by bergha1998
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
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
3.75
Wow this book is interesting, the whole previously colonized group then taking over a colonizing the original colonizers is honestly brilliant. I enjoyed the pacing of learning more about the world and the Divines. Shara was an interesting main character because she was at times so reserved and then other times was so fervent in her feelings. Super interesting, I’m excited to read the rest of the series.
Fantasy, Colonization, Divine Beings
“Good can be done at anytime, anywhere, to anyone, by anyone. We live our lives thinking up so many rules.”
“Historians, I think, should be keepers of truth. We must tell things as they are—honestly, and without subversion. That is the greatest good one can do.“
“This is what I’ve always been, she’d think, much later. Someone who does not intervene in her own life, but only watches, and works behind the scenes.”
“One day you’ll know, her Auntie Vinya told her. And understand. You’ll figure yourself out. And things will be all right.”
“Because it is all I know.”
“I have known very few good people. But I think that you are one of them.”
Fantasy, Colonization, Divine Beings
“Good can be done at anytime, anywhere, to anyone, by anyone. We live our lives thinking up so many rules.”
“Historians, I think, should be keepers of truth. We must tell things as they are—honestly, and without subversion. That is the greatest good one can do.“
“This is what I’ve always been, she’d think, much later. Someone who does not intervene in her own life, but only watches, and works behind the scenes.”
“One day you’ll know, her Auntie Vinya told her. And understand. You’ll figure yourself out. And things will be all right.”
“Because it is all I know.”
“I have known very few good people. But I think that you are one of them.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism