The city that we became5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Instead, it takes six-one for each of the five boroughs, and one to oversee them all, each able to harness the power of their city in order to fight against the Enemy. ![]() New York is far too sprawling and diverse to be successfully encompassed in a single body. An otherworldly force, in the shape of the Woman in White, seeks to take advantage of New York City’s insecurity and quash it while it is still too weak to defend itself. The business of becoming a city is a long and arduous one, and not even New York emerges unscathed. The City We Became expands on Jemisin’s earlier short story, “The City Born Great, ” and shines a light on New York City’s first, shaking, postpartum breath. Jemisin explores this possibility in The City We Became, her first novel since publishing her three-time Hugo award-winning Broken Earth trilogy. Zoe McKenna reviews NK Jemisin’s new novel, out March. Those who visit for the summer, sunscreen-nosed and camera in hand, can never truly understand a city like those who live and breathe it every day, no matter how hard they try. ![]() Anyone who has lived in one city long enough might admit feeling a sense of ownership over the place. ![]()
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