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Many enjoyable stories, although a few underwhelmed. I'm so used to reading Jemisin's epics that I often finished a story wanting more from that world. I found the variety of genres and lengths of stories cacophonic, and incongruent with my 'pandemic'- affected moods. But I got through it and was able to enjoy the collection more and more as I went along.
I love Jemisin's preoccupation with cities. That gets touched in this collection, which I deeply appreciate.
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I love Jemisin's preoccupation with cities. That gets touched in this collection, which I deeply appreciate.
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I adored this speculative fiction short story collection! N. K. Jemisin does such an amazing job of world-building and character development in such a short space, creating so many varied stories that explore fascinating topics. I especially love how layered each of the stories is, with so many issues of social justice and feminism sitting just below the surface for you to discover. I think these stories could only improve on rereading as more of those meanings would come to light as you ponder
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Great collection with a lot of re-read value. I had the book for 2 days and re-read some stories 3 times. Engrossing stories and the quality was consistent. As someone who's read other of Jemisin's works, it was interesting to see the beginnings or alternate stories for some of the other worlds she's created. Personal favorites were "Red Dirt Witch", "L'Alchimista", "Valedictorian", "The Storyteller's Replacement", "The Evaluators", and "The Narcomancer."
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