Reading: A Memory Called Empire

[white_hart]

Arkady Martine's debut novel has been on my to-read list since it was published three years ago, but somehow I never quite managed to get round to it until now, I think because I was worried it would need concentration and my brain wasn't really up to it. And now I am not really feeling up to writing a review which does it justice, but A Memory Called Empire is as good as everyone said it was: postcolonial space opera which I found very reminiscent of Le Guin in places, considering questions of individual and national identity, empire and not-empire, as well as an interesting mystery plot and delightful, engaging characters.

Comments

[mountainkiss]

I was very baffled that you seemed to have given this a 1/5 review on Goodreads (via Twitter)?

[white_hart]

I saw that when I logged in to post this review. I think my kindle must have done it when I was trying to get out of the "buy more books like this one" page and back to the library.

[mountainkiss]

That makes much more sense! I couldn’t quite reconcile it to what I thought I knew about the book.

[sfred]

I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[oracne]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!