Maika reviewed The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
Review of 'The City We Became' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I don’t know which I loved more, the concept of this breakneck, visionary tale – which makes massive cities intimately human without sacrificing their scale – or the glorious diversity of its cast. This book made me miss New York City even more than I already do, which is saying something. I’m also a big fan of people taking elements of the Lovecraftian mythos and doing things with it that fly in the face of Lovecraft’s prejudices. I wrestle with the concept of “The Death of the Author” on a case-by-case basis. Sometimes it works for me and other times I cannot get past OR financially support a creator, no matter how fond I am of something they created (I’m looking at you, J. K. Rowling). But I love the idea of taking amazing things created by problematic people and doing something wonderful with then, which is exactly what N.K. Jemisin is doing with this new series of books.