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samara stopped reading Always coming home by Ursula K. Le Guin
samara wants to read The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula K. Le Guin
Some inhabitants of a peaceful kingdom cannot tolerate the act of cruelty that underlies its happiness.
samara started reading Love and Rage by Lama Rod Owens
Love and Rage by Lama Rod Owens
In the face of systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence, how can we metabolize our anger into a force for liberation? …
samara finished reading If I ever get out of here by Eric L. Gansworth
samara finished reading The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin (Dreamblood, #1-2)
The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin (Dreamblood, #1-2)
samara wants to read The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin (Dreamblood, #1-2)
The Dreamblood Duology by N. K. Jemisin (Dreamblood, #1-2)
samara reviewed The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
my review of 'the city we became'
5 stars
Listened/read on Libby. Exciting present-day fantasy by an author quickly becoming a favorite! I really liked the way that the author played with cognition of multiple realities at the same time so that things were there/not there. By the end she set up a very intriguing moral dilemma surrounding life and the death required to sustain it-- can't wait to see where this takes us over the rest of the trilogy. Sometimes the conversations felt a little forced or on the nose, but it feels fine amidst the context of exhilarating sequences where the boroughs tap into their embodied powers. Read another review where someone described this as an allegory for a graphic novel -- which I agree with in a positive way :-)
Also shout out to the narrator for the audiobook, Robin Miles-- really kept me interested especially with all the different character voices.
samara finished reading The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)
In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …
Listened to audiobook/read on Libby.