The city we became book7/2/2023 Lovecraft was a genre-defining writer and an unapologetic racist: His story “ The Horror at Red Hook” made the diverse immigrant neighborhood the literal gateway to hell.) Jemisin brings all of her considerable skill and talent to bear on “The City We Became,” which is epic in ambition and scope: This first novel in a series is a multicultural twist on - and sharp riposte to - Lovecraftian speculative fiction. Jemisin is a veteran writer and a decorated one: Her previous books, including the Inheritance trilogy, the Broken Earth series and the story collection “ How Long ‘til Black Future Month?,” have won a Nebula Award, two Locuses and a record-setting three Hugos. You barely have a moment to steady yourself - grab a seat, or at least a pole - before the world is lurching forward, dragging you into inky darkness, pulling you around corners at breathless speed. Jemisin’s “The City We Became” is a novel concerned with the pleasures and violences of urban life, so it makes sense that reading it feels a little like riding the subway for the first time.
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