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And yet this great and powerful nation must go across two thousand miles of sea, and take from the poor Hawaiians their little spots in the broad Pacific, must covet our islands of Hawaii Nei, and extinguish the nationality of my poor people, many of whom have now not a foot of land which can be called their own. And for what?
In order that another race-problem shall be injected into the social and political perplexities with which the United States in the great experiment of popular government is already struggling? in order that a novel and inconsistent foreign and colonial policy shall be grafted upon its hitherto impregnable diplomacy?
Or in order that a friendly and generous, yet proud-spirited and sensitive race, a race admittedly capable and worthy of receiving the best opportunities for material and moral progress, shall be crushed under the weight of a social order and prejudice with which even another century of preparation would hardly fit it to cope?
In order that another race-problem shall be injected into the social and political perplexities with which the United States in the great experiment of popular government is already struggling? in order that a novel and inconsistent foreign and colonial policy shall be grafted upon its hitherto impregnable diplomacy?
Or in order that a friendly and generous, yet proud-spirited and sensitive race, a race admittedly capable and worthy of receiving the best opportunities for material and moral progress, shall be crushed under the weight of a social order and prejudice with which even another century of preparation would hardly fit it to cope?
Reading Flash Frame while rereading Silver Nitrate is fun, as it's the foundation on which the latter is built. I love seeing where author ideas sprout from.
As with Silver Nitrate, it's as if she knows EXACTLY what I love about horror and feeds it to me. It's almost creepy!!
As with Silver Nitrate, it's as if she knows EXACTLY what I love about horror and feeds it to me. It's almost creepy!!
Hmmm I love Wilson's writing as always but this story did not hit for me? It's an interesting premise but the way it's executed feels young, which is strange as this is a relatively newer work compared to the other pieces I've read by them. Idk!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Homophobia
In the myths, asuras can be both benevolent or evil. Like gods or demons. If we have the chariots of the gods at our disposal, what use is there for gods? What if the next soldiers who go forth into space become demons with the power of gods?
I love Das so much and I NEED to get their new novella ASAP!!!!!
I love Das so much and I NEED to get their new novella ASAP!!!!!
Cheat on your husband girl! Lock him in the bedroom! Feminism!!!
All jokes aside I enjoyed reading this even though I don't necessarily think it was...good? It's like watching one of those goofy Lifetime movies. Is this quality? No. Am I having fun? Weirdly yes. She should've ramped up the horror though, too chaste imo.
The World War 3 addition felt out of place. It's not what's keeping people on the island, so why?
The random love triangle felt very out of left field too. Like girl I also hate your husband but control yourself for five seconds!!Even weirder when the thing that ruined her life previously was having an affair with a married man? I need you to learn some restraint bestie. And every man that validates you is not immediate relationship material.
All jokes aside I enjoyed reading this even though I don't necessarily think it was...good? It's like watching one of those goofy Lifetime movies. Is this quality? No. Am I having fun? Weirdly yes. She should've ramped up the horror though, too chaste imo.
The World War 3 addition felt out of place. It's not what's keeping people on the island, so why?
The random love triangle felt very out of left field too. Like girl I also hate your husband but control yourself for five seconds!!
I skimmed some of the ones I wasn't vibing with so instead of a full ranking, here's the ones I really liked:
The Third Bear
Felt very folktale, even with theMord easter egg.
Finding Sonoria
I love places that don't exist.
Predecessor
This had Poe undertones.
Fixing Hanover
Def my second favorite. The maker meets its made.
Shark God vs Octopus God
Another myth type one. A little goofy at times honestly but I didn't mind.
Three Days in a Border Town
Easily my favorite. A moving city you can only catch in glimpses? You've sold me sir.
Surgeon's Tale
I mostly liked this because it felt like an alternate backstory to Locked Tomb series Jod if he somehow sucked in a different way.
The Third Bear
Felt very folktale, even with the
Finding Sonoria
I love places that don't exist.
Predecessor
This had Poe undertones.
Fixing Hanover
Def my second favorite. The maker meets its made.
Shark God vs Octopus God
Another myth type one. A little goofy at times honestly but I didn't mind.
Three Days in a Border Town
Easily my favorite. A moving city you can only catch in glimpses? You've sold me sir.
Surgeon's Tale
I mostly liked this because it felt like an alternate backstory to Locked Tomb series Jod if he somehow sucked in a different way.
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism
R slur is used in Finding Sonoria. The character is an asshole so it's not unexpected but it does feel a bit out of left field. Do I think VanderMeer would write that in today? Probs not
*dubiously* mind the tags
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence
D: they matched each other's freak
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Pregnancy
Minor: Homophobia
I've been a fan of this illustrator for a while and I'm so glad I finally picked this up. I would've been sooo annoying about this a kid
So I'm on a quest to heal my relationship with straight romance because it used to cause me a horrendous amount of dysphoria, but now I understand I just wanted to be the boy the whole time lol.
This one is cute and gentle. I think the only reason I'm not rating it higher is because the love triangle started to get on my nerves. Every time there's a love triangle I'm like okay why don't you all just kiss about it? Or if I had a crush on a friend and they started dating someone I'd be like oh, good for you! And not be possessive and weird. But maybe I am just built different
This one is cute and gentle. I think the only reason I'm not rating it higher is because the love triangle started to get on my nerves. Every time there's a love triangle I'm like okay why don't you all just kiss about it? Or if I had a crush on a friend and they started dating someone I'd be like oh, good for you! And not be possessive and weird. But maybe I am just built different