An unkindness of ghosts

Paperback, 349 pages

English language

Published Nov. 11, 2017 by Akashic Books.

ISBN:
978-1-61775-588-0
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OCLC Number:
974676983

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Aster has little to offer folks in the way of rebuttal when they call her ogre and freak. She's used to the names; she only wishes there was more truth to them. If she were truly a monster, she'd be powerful enough to tear down the walls around her until nothing remains of her world. Aster lives in the lowdeck slums of the HSS Matilda, a space vessel organized much like the antebellum South.

For generations, Matilda has ferried the last of humanity to a mythical Promised Land. On its way, the ship's leaders have imposed harsh moral restrictions and deep indignities on dark-skinned sharecroppers like Aster. Embroiled in a grudge with a brutal overseer, Aster learns there may be a way to improve her lot--if she's willing to sow the seeds of civil war.

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Esta podría ser la nave que pereció en Aurora

Buena narración, la protagonista es chida. Su amiga Gisel es chida, me duele su locura, la amé cuando se convierte en el diablo, también yo quise que los matara a todos. El cirujano, ps, mediano pero qué alivio todas las veces que salva el día. Protagonista y esos dos aliados: dan el salto de calidad. Los malos son muy malos y fuertes, afortunadamente no muy listos.

Me gusta más Aurora (de Kim Stanley Robinson <3) por que en aquel libro las cosas decaen pero los tripulantes aguantan. spoiler de Aurora Excepto en la nave dos. Y regresan a la tierra para hacerla de tos al pasado que los envió, más o menos. En este nos toca imaginar ese desenlace, en Aurora se narra casi todo.

fin del spoiler

Buenobueno pero un argumento central de Aurora es que la vida es un fenómeno planetario.

¿Qué argumento es central a Unkindness?

Crear …

Good but sad to say, not great

The characters are brilliant, grabbing and dynamic. But as for the rest of the book... it leaves something to be desired. It can't quite decide if it's a fairytale story set in space, or a SciFi story with fairytale elements. It offers a very interesting perspective on gender constructs, power dynamics, and living with trauma.

Subjects

  • Equality
  • Resistance to Government
  • Fiction
  • Racism
  • Interplanetary voyages
  • Slavery