5/22/2023 0 Comments An unkindness of ghosts characters![]() So it might be #ownvoices, and it might not be. I know Rivers Solomon has described herself as non-neurotypical, but there are a lot of things that go under that umbrella. (I’m not sure if the autism in the book is #ownvoices or not. ![]() It is billed as being about a slave revolt, and definitely there is a slave revolt that happens somewhere in there, but the full book is much more complex, and the main conflicts more personal, than that description would suggest – even as the oppression and abuse of their circumstances weigh heavily throughout the book on Aster and everyone she knows.Īster is a wonderful character whose autistic traits are written very well. “An Unkindness of Ghosts” is a dark, gripping book. On the ship, a Black Autistic woman named Aster hunts for clues about her dead mother, who might have discovered a way off the ship, or a way to change everything. The Plot: A generation ship has reverted to a state resembling the antebellum Southern U.S., complete with slavery. Today’s Book: “An Unkindness of Ghosts” by Rivers Solomon ![]()
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