callan 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 …
The City We Became
4 stars
This book was unlike anything I've read before (which is totes what I say every time I read one of Jemisin's books, but yanno). I loved how far out this one is, and how vividly I could see all of this coming together in my head even when the prose didn't... super make sense. There was some scifi/fantasy plodding at moments, and some of the characters didn't get as much airtime/development as others, but by and large this was a wild ride, exceedingly creative, and highly recommended. PS: I <3 Bronca and I hope she's in the next one!
