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How Long 'Til Black Future Month

by N. K. Jemisin

2018•Fantasy•408 pages

Taste attributes: fantasyscience fictiondramafresh & originalimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash

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Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, otherworldly fantasy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and drawing deft parallels in the fantasy realms of her imagination. Dragons and hateful spirits haunt the flooded city of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. In a parallel universe, a utopian society watches our world, trying to learn from our mistakes.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

FantasyScience fictionDramaSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalFish out of water/culture clash

Subjects

American Short storiesSpeculative fictionFantasyEpicLiterary criticismAmericanUtopiasAfrican American

Details

Author
N. K. Jemisin
Published
2018
Pages
408
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