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abception's review
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
grinchem's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
winnifred's review
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
mortimillianog's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
readingunderthecovers's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Recently I’ve been gaining a real appreciation for short fiction and this one blew me away. The story is about two cultures, one who built their history around a spectacular piece of art and the descendants of the people who created the piece. The author asks us to look at cultural appropriation and colonization and how they still affect a culture generations later. She kinda brings up performative activism and how some people are willing to do stuff until they actually have to give something up. Overall she asks us to consider a case where no compromise is possible. Where the goals of one party directly contradict the goals of the other. The real beauty of this story is how the author makes us consider both sides and know that one is more right but still feel the loss of the other.
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