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A review by aaronmarkey
Jade City by Fonda Lee
Did not finish book. Stopped at 9%.
Really great prose, characterization, and planted world building. Seriously. An incredibly well written book. The world was immediately knowable, the character arcs and ticks are well laid out. Certainly worth recommending others read, however the story is not for me.
The whole novel seems to be about a racist family obsessed with honor. I distain honor as a story concept — just a blank check for racist and prideful people to be horrible and justify it.
If Fonda Lee writes future books without the racism worship, I’d gladly pick it up.
The whole novel seems to be about a racist family obsessed with honor. I distain honor as a story concept — just a blank check for racist and prideful people to be horrible and justify it.
If Fonda Lee writes future books without the racism worship, I’d gladly pick it up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia