![]() I’ve kind of alluded to this, but Aster and her friends are on the lower levels of the ship, where most of the inhabitants are black and brutality from the upper-deck “owners” is the norm. There’s a lot of thematic discussion of colorism via the structure of the ship. I have never been much a fan of worldbuilding, but I really think it is at the heart of this book - the world is a fundamental part of these characters and forms the very thematic core of the novel. ![]() While Aster is perhaps one of the most okay members of the community, we see in every interaction between her and the people around her that she is struggling. ![]() I think to me, this book is about collective trauma within a community. Living on the lower levels of a worldship from which there is no escape, a group of characters live constantly struggling to survive, as Aster attempts to figure out coded messages from her mother… and perhaps a route off the ship. ![]() Do you think my body couldn't decide what it wanted to be?”Ĥ 1/2 stars. “I am a boy and a girl and a witch all wrapped into one very strange, flimsy, indecisive body. ![]()
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