The City Born Great by N.K. JemisinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Birthing of cities
Short but sweet, this is one of the best pieces I have ever read. The author's love of New York is clearly fierce, while acknowledging its faults. With an insider knowledge of the city that never sleeps, N. K. Jemisin weaves a tale that is fascinating, exciting and endearing all at once. The idea of a city using its suburbs in battle is new to me; but land feeling the lives and deaths of its inhabitants is not. This tale blends both, along with social themes (race, sexuality, homelessness, police brutality, gentrification), fantasy, and a good sprinkling of Eldritch horror. I rarely give five stars, but this novella deserves all of them. Highly recommended.
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