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KathyM (9 KP) rated The Good Immigrant in Books

Nov 25, 2017  
The Good Immigrant
The Good Immigrant
Nikesh Shukla | 2016 | Essays
10
9.8 (4 Ratings)
Book Rating
Absolutely essential reading. We need to see PoC voices represented across the media, especially in publishing. I'm so sick of seeing white as the default - seeing iterations of the same story over and over again is so incredibly boring.
  
The Dead Authors Podcast
The Dead Authors Podcast
Comedy
9
8.0 (3 Ratings)
Podcast Rating
This is a completed comedy podcast, so you can binge all of them. I can only think of one or two guests that I didn't particularly like, which is a pretty good percentage for over 60 episodes. So long as you don't take your dead white men too seriously, you'll love this. (There are occassionally women and POC, but not many.)
  
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1)
An Ember in the Ashes (An Ember in the Ashes #1)
Sabaa Tahir | 2015 | Young Adult (YA)
10
8.4 (19 Ratings)
Book Rating
I have been lucky enough to read a lot of amazing books recently, this one included!

I honestly don't know why I waited so long to read it, but I'm glad I finally picked it up. It definitely lived up to its hype (something not every book can say)!!

I loved the charcter development. Even when the characters themselves couldn't see it, it was amazing to watch them grow. Getting to see Laia grow stronger with each chapter, both emotionally and physically, made me very excited and I found myself rooting for her in every action she did! Laia and Elias are amazing. Yes, there were two (2!!) love triangles going on at the same time, but we weren't focused primarily on that. Plus, we know the endgame (am I right? Laias forever!). And to make it even better, POC CHARACTERS!!!!!! I have been loving the trend of more POC characters recently!! Authors, definitely keep up the amazing work with that!!!

The world was fascinating, the characters were beautifully described, and I was completely drawn in from the first page. The mystery and intrigue was just coy enough to keep us guessing, but not annoyingly over-the-top to where it was keeping important information from us. I thought that was very tastefully done. I loved how it was able to get gritty and dark without being disgusting or too graphic.

Overall, I absolutely adored this novel. I can see why it got picked up for a movie deal so quickly! It deserved it!!