It did occasionally feel a little TOO on the nose, but I also understand that Jemisin has to bring non-New Yorkers along for the ride too. If you've ever lived here, you’ll recognize the city instantly through her eyes. It’s also very modern and of today, almost pop culture-ish. You can tell she lives here and loves it deeply. What makes this book so fun is how Jemisin infused these avatars with the culture, history, and lifeblood of their boroughs. But NYC’s birth gets disrupted by an ancient enemy who wants to stop it from being born, and so our six characters have to find each other to fortify and protect New York so it can finish being born and live on. Except New York has not one, but six avatars: one for each borough, and one for the city as a whole. To help that process complete, there is always a human who takes on the city’s life force a living avatar. The premise is really imaginative: All cities, when they reach a certain age or cultural tipping point, are born into living things. You’ll see lots of people describe it as a love letter to NYC, and as a person who lives here, I had such a good time reading it. K.“This is the lesson: Great cities are like any other living things, being born and maturing and wearying and dying in their turn.” Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a 'glorious' story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City.įor more from N. MediaType eBook shortDescription Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages

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Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. In Brooklyn, a politician and mother finds she can hear the songs of her city, pulsing to the beat of her Louboutin heels.Įvery great city has a soul. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange graffiti scattered throughout the city, so beautiful and powerful it's as if the paint is literally calling to her.

But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. Jemisin crafts her most incredible novel yet, a 'glorious' story of culture, identity, magic, and myths in contemporary New York City. Three-time Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author N.K.

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