#readwithLLM - The City We Became

Hiya bookish friends! I'm so excited to talk to you about N.K. Jemisin's The City We Became* as May comes to an end and as Pride month starts. As many of you know, fantasy really isn't a genre I normally gravitate towards but I've heard such good things about this book and I always dream of being a New York girlie, that I absolutely had to give this book a try. And I liked it!

Here's what I envision with these posts. I've come up with a few questions that I would love your thoughts on, but I also want to open up the comments for any questions or thoughts you have. I do reserve the right to remove any comments that are offensive or hateful, because my goal is to foster a community of readers here, where folks are encouraged to share their thoughts and literary experiences. 

So, without further ado, here are my questions and curiosities:

1. What did you think of the personifications of each burrough?

2. Is this book an ode to New York? Or a condemnation? Or both?

3. What are your thoughts on the ending?

4. What's your favorite quote?

5. This book is characterized as urban fantasy as it incorporates much of the real New York into the more fantastical elements. What other books fall into this genre? What do you think of the blending of the real and the fantastical (especially if you're a fantasy reader)?

6. Will you read the second book in this series?

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A hand holding The City We Becameby N.K. Jemisin with a boat dock and two bridges in the background. There is also a "Read With Me" tag on the bottom right hand corner.