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The Kingdom of Gods by N. K. Jemisin
The Kingdom of Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the third book of her Inheritance …
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The Kingdom of Gods is a fantasy novel by American writer N. K. Jemisin, the third book of her Inheritance …
Content warning CW: Suicidal Ideation, Brutal Execution attempt,
I was given a free copy of this book with the request to write an honest review.
This is a paranormal sort-of romance with a Happily For Now Ending. It has what I assume are bondage / kink elements, but nothing explicit happens in this book.
Anyway, Lilah (Ey/em + He/Him) has been attacked and become a wereperson (I assume wolf, due to mentions of a snout and "pack" and "cub", but if the word "Wolf" was ever used, I missed it) and ey and eir family live in a country unkind to werepeoples. So when the guards of the country find out Lilah is a wereperson, they capture em and eir family and tie them up to die of exposure / the sun.
They are rescued in time, from nobility from a country much kinder to were people, and Lilah takes an oath to serve. And then the rest of the book is about building the bond of trust (Though ironically not with the siblings) and traveling to where they can be safe.
I left some stuff out, as I'd like y'all to read it.
I think I've said this before, but I really liked the worldbuilding. Basically, Pronouns are Elverson-variants of the Spivak Pronouns (so Ey/Em/Eir) unless you get to know someone. Then you can use their informal, gendered (?) pronoun. So "He" for Lilah, that sort of thing. It's a really cool setup.
I want to say despite the darker subject matter (like suicidal ideation, your very existence being considered at threat) the book gave me warm fuzzies.
I know there will be future books in this series, and I just wish I had ALL of it, Right this second.
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“Move thoughtfully,” she whispered. “And bring freedom to others.”
This resonates with me a lot more than "move fast and break things"
We are here to remember what happened and to declare solemnly that ‘they’ must never do it again. But who …
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A triumphant, genre-bending breakout novel from one of the boldest new voices in contemporary fiction
Vern - seven months pregnant …
... but it's still just another "war" story. yep, it is liberation. yes, it is satisfying. yes, we need stories like this.
but i also want to know what happens after. give me confederalism. give me alternate universe. give me love after so much blood.
why do we always stop when things get interesting? sigh!
A revolutionary tale of Black and Indigenous insurrection. History as it should have been. Begin the World Over is a …
i love this kid of anthologies even though i don't know what kind is it. how to classify it i mean, in my mind.
it is also very informative for people who know nothing on the subject.
A colorful and eclectic comics anthology exploring a wide range of autistic experiences-from diagnosis journeys to finding community-from autistic contributors. …
anche molto bene e ben scritto e credo sia importantissimo, ora come ora, riconoscere come il colonialismo sia stato ed è uno strumento usato sia per incentivare problemi interni che per mascherare alcuni aspetti della nostra cultura.
e che, come sempre, le napoletane e i terroni hanno più in comune col sud del mondo che il nord.
ci sono stati rallentamenti nella lettura dovuti ad alcuni capitoli un poco troppo pesanti teoria. gramsci con la pala e quindi mi scendeva quella uallera che solo gli accademici di sinistra so capaci di farmi scendere.
per fortuna, il libro non è tutto così. <3
"La negazione dell’altro interno, meridionale, nel processo di unificazione (...) ha notevolmente contribuito all’identificazione tra italianità e 'bianchezza'".
Il rovescio …