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reviewed The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (The Great Cities Duology, #1)

N. K. Jemisin: The City We Became (Hardcover, 2020, Orbit)

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember …

Review of 'The City We Became' on 'Goodreads'

Read it twice now. I am amazed by N.K. Jemisin. She is so creative.

This series is filled with brilliant characters and a plot that is dramatic and a lot of fun. It is, however, a character driven story. Read once, then listened to the audiobook. I rarely say the audiobook is a must... but this time it's UNMISSABLE. Robin MIles has better voices even than what is in my head. So fun...

Nalo Hopkinson: The new moon's arms (2007, Warner Books)

"A mainstream magical realism novel set in the Caribbean on the fictional island of Dolorosse. …

Review of "The new moon's arms" on 'Goodreads'

Brilliant fantasy story of what happens when modern society comes face-to-face with mermen. It is also a story of drowned slaves, brilliantly interwoven, a theme that recurs in The Deep of Solomon Rivers.

Hopkinson has a brilliant voice, and each of her characters is memorable. Some of them, including the MC, have major issues, but that doesn't diminish from the power of the story at all. Her bigotry is actually well handled. There are consequences.