Disobedience

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Disobedience by Daniel Sarah Karasik

Shael lives in a vast prison camp, a monstrosity developed after centuries of warfare and environmental catastrophe. As a young transfeminine person, they risk abject violence if their identity and love affair with Coe, an insurrectionary activist, are discovered. But desire and rebellion flare, and soon Shael escapes to Riverwish, a settlement attempting to forge a new way of living that counters the camp’ s repression. As the complexities of this place unfold before Shael, Disobedience How can a community redress harm without reproducing unaccountable forms of violence? How do we heal? What might a compassionate, sustainable model of justice look like? This is a remarkable work of queer and trans speculative fiction that imagines how alternative forms of connection and power can refuse the violent institutions that engulf us.

AdultDiversity Representation/LGBTQ+/Own VoicesScience Fiction/Dystopian

Content Warning: Graphic/Explicit CW for transphobia, confinement, death. Moderate CW for sexual content, grief, misgendering, sexism, misogyny, homophobia, lesbophobia, transphobia, blood, physical abuse, toxic relationship, violence, gun violence, war, suicide, murder. Minor CW for kidnapping, excrement, vomit, racism, child abuse, sexual assault, rape, suicide, parental death.


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Worldbuilding: Aided the story
Plot: Mostly clear
Characters: Roles are clear
Storytelling: Balanced
Immersion: Easy to switch to other tasks
Emotional Response: Strong emotions
Thought Provoking: Did some research after reading
Cover: Unrelated to the story

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