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Megan | Bookstacks 'n Golden Moms — Tue, 29 Jun 2021 22:14:42 +0000

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Comment on On the Smugglers’ Radar: June 2021 by Thea

Thea — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 02:07:21 +0000

It looks so good!!! I can’t wait to dive into DAUGHTER OF SPARTA (and everything else… if only I had all the time!)

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Thea — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 22:53:23 +0000

Ooh, thanks for the nudge, Emma! I need some good twists in my reading!

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chelsea @ your bookish friend — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:56:34 +0000

so many good books coming out in june! i’m particularly excited for daughter of sparta

Comment on Joint Review: Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger by Black Reader

Black Reader — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:45:07 +0000

I am also late to the conversation, having just read book 1. I suspect that whether you see the racism in this book depends on your own race. As a Black woman, I was appalled that a relatively young writer from southern California could publish this text without recognizing language that has been used to oppress “others” throughout history.
The argument that gnomes enjoy and benefit from their subservience was used to justify Slavery in the United States. For those who argue that gnomes are not human, let me point out that dark-skinned humans also get their color from absorbing the sun in the sense that melanin absorbs sun and determines skin color. Dark-skinned people have also been considered less than human as evidenced by our classification as 3/5 of a person in the US Constitution and the designation of male, female, and colored bathrooms in the Jim Crow south. It has also been argued that we liked slavery and would have been lost without masters to care for and protect us.
Messenger introduces a species of “gray beasts” with” “flat noses” in the goblins. They also appear to work for the elves as bodyguards and security details.
What makes this racism is that in the book, one’s station in life is determined by one’s genetics. The constant references to color associated with beauty and prestige such as pale/porcelain skin, rosy/pink cheeks, blonde/amber/golden ringlets, and aquamarine/blue/periwinkle eyes is a not-so-subtle way of telling non-White readers that no one who looks like them truly belongs in this world. It’s implied that even Sophie with her brown eyes is an outsider, created rather than born. Fortunately, her slender build and blonde hair redeem her. It’s common for White (and all) authors to fill their imaginary worlds with people who look like them but this book is intentional about emphasizing the skin tone, eye color, weight/build, hair color, and even hair texture of every character. These superficial traits are viewed as evidence that a character does or does not belong to an intelligent, unbelievably attractive, and highly evolved race/species.
To make matters worse, there is very little acknowledgement, analysis, or discussion of the racism, colorism, and classism found in this series. I’ve looked online and it’s rarely mentioned. I was not surprised that at least one of the authors of this review is non-White since the review is one of a few that brings up the treatment of the brown-skinned gnomes.

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Alessandro 'Lex' ? (JLUPodcast) (@raveryn) — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 16:09:17 +0000

“David is not a sympathetic character. He is, for most of the book, oddly detached and there is the recurring thought that David is a spectator of his own life.”……uh…….that’s the whole point. You can walk away reading this as a supernatural affair, or you can walk away reading it as a more grounded story. The latter basically requires the detachment to work, because in that interpretation he is very much a spectator of his own life.

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Emma — Fri, 28 May 2021 14:31:32 +0000

I just finished The Ones We’re Meant to Find–talk about jaw-dropping twists. I can’t wait to see your review whenever you get to it!

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jqueenwachwinderuk — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 08:29:54 +0000

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Comment on Joint Review: Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:42:17 +0000

I personally couldn’t agree more with Thea and Ana. This book is very poorly written and the characters and world building are unoriginal and bland. To everyone saying to read the book before you criticize it, I have read the whole series though it pained me to do so. If you really enjoy this book that’s fine, but I think it’s one of the worst books I’ve ever read.

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Conny — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:39:54 +0000

I’m surprised to find so much praise for the first part with respect to the treatment of women – I read it years ago but decided against further reading of the series because I found the treatment of female characters painful. One the woman of desire that did not have a voice and two basically more or less heartless woman ready to kill their “loved-ones”. And that’s it.
I also wondered if the translation played a role in this perceiption with respect to the feel of a character. But then I thought, no it’s just weird.
Thanks for this review – there might be brilliant ideas in the new books, but I prefer to spend my time with interesting sci fi that that does not manifest traditional stereotypes – or in this case just a very weird and heartless understanding / view of women. Luckily, there are other brilliant authors out there who represent that point of view!

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