Tag: oppression
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To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Review of To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. To Shape a Dragon’s Breath is a fantasy novel set in alternative North America where both the history of Europe and North America has taken a drastically different path because the Norse tamed dragons in the viking age.
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5 reasons to read The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin
I originally wrote “5 reasons to read The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin” when N. K. Jemisin had just won a Hugo for the third book in the The Broken Earth trilogy, so all of the books in the thrilogy had a Hugo Award which was completely unheard of at the time. Now…
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Citadel by C.M. Alongi
Review of Citadel by C.M. Alongi. Citadel is a science fiction story set on an alien planet about a young nonverbal autistic nineteen-year-old scientist who just wants to live her life, but when she meets her city’s enemy her world change and she keeps getting drawn in deeper.
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Motherhood in The Broken Earth trilogy
Our perception of motherhood in The Broken Earth trilogy is challenged by the story of Sanza especially in The Fifth Season, but it is continued theme throughout the series. The books are amazing reads and challenging reads. Here I will look at the role of motherhood in the first two books of The Broken Earth…
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The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
When I read The Fifth Season it became really clear why this book is part of a very small club of books, where where every single book in the series has been not only nominated, but also won the Hugo award. The Broken Earth trilogy is one of those few. That is not strange at…
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The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper
Review of The Creative Fire by Brenda Cooper and The Diamond Deep, the second book in the Ruby’s Song duology. Creative Fire is a young adult generation ship story about oppression and resistance.