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The City in the Middle of the Night

Tekijä: Charlie Jane Anders

Muut tekijät: K. Tempest Bradford (Sensitivity reader)

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""If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams . . . And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives." The bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky returns with a strange, haunting, and deeply human tale. Sophie serves coffee at an underground cafe. She stays in the shadows and listens to the troubles of the parlor guests, but does not draw attention to herself for one simple reason: Sophie is supposed to be dead. When a nationalistic revolution forces Sophie from her safe haven, she must make a dangerous journey to a new city, one that revels in hedonism and chaos. After joining up with a band of smugglers, she finds herself on a long and treacherous path that will lead her far closer to the truth of her entire world---and to the dangers that lurk even in the light of day" --… (lisätietoja)
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Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 38) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
Tidally-locked planetary romance! Also, timely environmental fiction about how we manage change in our societies and personal lives. Also also, a science fiction novel about unusual and complicated relationships between women.

This novel flows in an organic way that I found very pleasing, although it may not be to all tastes. I loved the worldbuilding, particularly Xiosphant, a byzantine city-state that reads like a mid-century dystopian novel come to three-dimensional life (and in the process, losing some of its horror).

I loved, loved, loved Mouth, a nomad with a tragic past and a chip on her shoulder who, in the theater of my mind, is played by Frances McDormand with a mohawk. She is a beautiful, utterly unique character and the emotional heart of this novel. (Also, someone please write crossover fic where she hangs out with Jaeger to bitch about the evils of sedentary living.)

I loved the Gelet and getting to spend time in a society organized around such a radically different experience of empathy. Sophie's connection with the Gelet was more compelling to me than her hopeless love for Bianca. Bianca's an elusive character without (seemingly) much there there, which is probably the point, but their relationship didn't resonate as much with me as, say, Mouth's and Alyssa's.

Finally, I want to give Charlie Jane Anders props for giving her colony world a history rooted in real Earth cultures, which is a necessary antidote to how white American science fiction writers have historically written about space civilizations. She talks about her writing process on her podcast with Annalee Newitz, Our Opinions Are Correct - it's worth a listen. ( )
  raschneid | Dec 19, 2023 |
A fun and interesting book. The best part is the very unique world that Anders has created. ( )
  lschiff | Sep 24, 2023 |
This is a tough book to rate. The story will definitely stick with me and I'm incredibly glad I read it. However, I'm not sure I exactly enjoyed reading it. It was powerful and compelling, but rambling and dense.

In the end, I would recommend this book to science fiction fans – just don't read it expecting a light, fluffy, quick read.
  clacksee | Dec 12, 2022 |
Didn't finish it. I got a third of the way through and lost interest. It just felt like there wasn't any plot and I was just reading about the characters meandering through life with no distinct end goal. ( )
  awesomejen2 | Jun 21, 2022 |
Bad writing, annoying & shallow characters, gay stuff slapped on. ( )
  wideblacksky | Mar 19, 2022 |
Näyttää 1-5 (yhteensä 38) (seuraava | näytä kaikki)
This is a long novel, and it’s not in a hurry to get where it’s going. Anders’s plotting isn’t thin, exactly; it’s just that storyline isn’t what she finds most interesting. Instead she draws the reader into the socio-political detail of her imagined world ... This is a millennial’s novel, featuring young people trying to make their way through an uncaring, corrupt and intermittently violent world. If this middle-aged reviewer found it sometimes hard to like the dramatis personae, that doubtless says more about the gap between real-world generations than about the novel. Though sometimes judgmental and self-righteous, Anders’s characters are also emotionally sophisticated and passionate, and this is heartfelt and absorbing fiction.
 
Anders... has given us an original protagonist in the awkward and open Sophie, who feels an otherness to her core. Her love for Bianca is as pure as it is misplaced. Readers will recognize their own Biancas in this story, as well as their own personal tragedies. The City in the Middle of the Night may be set light-years away, but it’s likely to hit too close to home.
lisäsi Lemeritus | muokkaaPaste, Josh Jackson (Feb 19, 2019)
 
I never thought I would describe a book as painting a story entirely in different shades of anxiety, but Anders nails the feelings of claustrophobia, fear of acceptance, inferiority and loss of identity all in the span of 360 pages ... The City in the Middle of the Night does not end cleanly, and perhaps it’s fitting that a story so well grounded in realistic and relatable protagonists ends with such an unsatisfying tilt. In this novel, Anders has lovingly crafted a unique world, and finishes with a wild twist that left me endlessly interested in the next book of the series.
lisäsi Lemeritus | muokkaaBook Page, Ralph Harris (Feb 12, 2019)
 
Anders weaves an intricate tale of colonialism and evolution on both physical and social levels. The harsh world and well-developed characters combine with stunning storytelling that will capture readers' minds and hearts.
 
Watching Sophie come into her own and gradually (and almost too late) realize that the Bianca she loves doesn’t exist is inevitable, sad, and, eventually, empowering ... Anders contains multitudes; it’s always a fascinating and worthwhile surprise to see what she comes up with next.
lisäsi Lemeritus | muokkaaKirkus Reviews (Nov 26, 2018)
 

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Charlie Jane Andersensisijainen tekijäkaikki painoksetlaskettu
Bradford, K. TempestSensitivity readermuu tekijäkaikki painoksetvahvistettu
Krissof, LianaCopy editormuu tekijäeräät painoksetvahvistettu
Lloyd, JuliaSuunnittelijamuu tekijäeräät painoksetvahvistettu
Smith, MarkKansikuvataiteilijamuu tekijäeräät painoksetvahvistettu
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For my mom, who taught me about colonialism, and my dad, who taught me about human nature.
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Tiedot englanninkielisestä Yhteisestä tiedosta. Muokkaa kotoistaaksesi se omalle kielellesi.
Bianca walks toward me, under too much sky.
Sitaatit
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To join with others to shape a future is the holiest act.
Mouth took a deep, miraculous breath. “When I thought you were dead, I was planning one hell of a wake. I was going to get so drunk I’d never see straight again.” Alyssa snorted. “I never got a chance to drink to you being dead either. Your wake was going to be incredible: those gross cakes you always liked, fancy high-end liquor, plus maybe some little kids who could sing and pretend to be sad.” “Your wake would have been way better than that,” Mouth said. “I was going to set a few dozen firebombs all over town, in honor of your career as a child arsonist. Heaps of food. Including those disgusting cactus-pork crisps. Liters of swamp vodka. The whole town would have passed out.” “Fuck off. Your wake would have been the best wake in the history of wakes.” Alyssa poked Mouth’s leg. “Flowers and parades and flamethrowers, and I would have given a whole speech about how you were too dumb to live, but too fuck-faced to die of stab wounds or gunshots, like everyone else.” As she spoke, Alyssa leaned forward and put one arm around Mouth’s uninjured shoulder and leaned on her chest, with care. Mouth heard a sigh of almost unbearable tenderness. “Your wake would have ended with a thousand more people dead,” Mouth said. “Pffft. Your wake would have been an extinction-level event.” Alyssa moved closer, until all of Mouth’s uninjured parts were swathed in arms and legs. “But now I guess we’ll just have to drink to being alive, like boring people.” They fell asleep tangled in each other, like old times.
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""If you control our sleep, then you can own our dreams . . . And from there, it's easy to control our entire lives." The bestselling author of All the Birds in the Sky returns with a strange, haunting, and deeply human tale. Sophie serves coffee at an underground cafe. She stays in the shadows and listens to the troubles of the parlor guests, but does not draw attention to herself for one simple reason: Sophie is supposed to be dead. When a nationalistic revolution forces Sophie from her safe haven, she must make a dangerous journey to a new city, one that revels in hedonism and chaos. After joining up with a band of smugglers, she finds herself on a long and treacherous path that will lead her far closer to the truth of her entire world---and to the dangers that lurk even in the light of day" --

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