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The White City by Roma Tearne
4.0
This book was very different to what I have read before, and was a great surprise
1.✔The book is described as a story of human resilience in the face of social and environmental breakdown and that is pretty accurate. When our current world politics are in such disarray and the threat of terrorism globally seems at its most high, I felt this was an important novel to read. The media is very quick to expose a threat but it was good for a novel to explore the cultural impact this can have. Throwing in the dystopian future where our environment has declined to an apocalyptic state, it made for a unique read
2.✔The main theme of this book for me was the importance of bearing witness. The book covers different time periods, and bears witness to the tragedy that befalls Hera's family and the persecution and fortune that was inflicted upon Raphael and his people. Without witnesses, there would be no one to spread the truth and define history. Persecution and war within cultures would be hidden from the rest of the world, where so many that have "disappeared" would lose their voice and be forgotten. It was such a critical theme to the book and relevant to our world today
This was a short but unique read that I am glad to have read.
1.✔The book is described as a story of human resilience in the face of social and environmental breakdown and that is pretty accurate. When our current world politics are in such disarray and the threat of terrorism globally seems at its most high, I felt this was an important novel to read. The media is very quick to expose a threat but it was good for a novel to explore the cultural impact this can have. Throwing in the dystopian future where our environment has declined to an apocalyptic state, it made for a unique read
2.✔The main theme of this book for me was the importance of bearing witness. The book covers different time periods, and bears witness to the tragedy that befalls Hera's family and the persecution and fortune that was inflicted upon Raphael and his people. Without witnesses, there would be no one to spread the truth and define history. Persecution and war within cultures would be hidden from the rest of the world, where so many that have "disappeared" would lose their voice and be forgotten. It was such a critical theme to the book and relevant to our world today
This was a short but unique read that I am glad to have read.