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The City We Became
N.K. Jemisin
Published March 24, 2020
By Orbit
437 Pages
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The City We Became is the first in a new series by N.K. Jemisin, a brilliant author that we all should cherish more. Or at least, that is how I feel about it. The Great Cities series is science fiction with a strong city focus. This is a book that I have been meaning to read since the day it released. I finally got around to it this month, nabbing it with the rest of my BOTM picks.
Every city has a soul, though most people don’t know how to listen for it. In New York City’s case, it has five souls. Each one is carefully hidden away to best protect all we know and love. However, a great danger is rising, and it will take all five souls to protect the city and stop this horrible darkness.
N.K. Jemisin has done it again. The City We Became is a bold and brilliant read, one that I’m sincerely struggling to describe. I’m so happy I grabbed it when I had a spare credit for BOTM club, though honestly, I really should have read this beauty much sooner.
What I can say is that The City We Became is by far one of the most unique books I’ve read this year. Since this will likely end up being my second to the last novel read this year, I would like to think that is saying something!
There is something so essential and so human about this read. It’s not perfect because people aren’t perfect. But it was the perfect read for me, and sometimes that is more than good enough.
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