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She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor, #1)

by Shelley Parker-Chan (Goodreads Author)

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Bertie (LuminosityLibrary) said: " This book is just as brilliant as everyone has been saying. It took me a little while to get used to the writing style because it balances on a knifes edge between an epic fantasy and a historical literary, but once I did I fell in love. I especially ...more "

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"Took me a little while to get used to the writing style but now I can say with full certainty that this book is going to fuck me up" — Jul 08, 2021 03:12AM

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Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire

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“The studio also featured a large wall calendar with cryptic abbreviations, presumably reminders. Also doodles of gears, sprockets, and malformed genitalia, because artists were artists.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Phoenix Extravagant

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“I oppose war; but I also oppose slaughter in all its forms. There wasn’t time for a more peaceful solution.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Phoenix Extravagant

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“Jebi was torn between saying 'You are embarrassing me' and 'I am going to take up my brush and make a painting of you that they will talk about for the next 10,000 years'. They said neither.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Phoenix Extravagant

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“Since you’re so keen on working for the conquerors, you might as well rely on them for your housing too. I’m not going to share my roof with a collaborator.”
― Yoon Ha Lee, Phoenix Extravagant

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