![]() ![]() ![]() And I can’t imagine the discomfort a BIPOC person would feel reading An Unkindness of Ghosts. It was incredibly depressing to think that this far into the future the treatment of black people hasn’t changed. While stomach churning, what I otherwise might have brushed off as hyperbole in how the guards and upper classes aboard Matilda view and treat the black and brown people in the lower decks, now doesn’t seem far-fetched in the slightest. Reading this book during the movement sparked by the death of George Floyd, has illuminated to me just how much the book reflects how black people are treated, here and now. This month we are seeing protesting to change a racist police system (and institutionalized racism) and An Unkindness of Ghosts has an outright rebellion against the racist society aboard the Matilda spaceship. Earlier this year, the CBR Book Club had chosen Station Eleven and then we found ourselves in a pandemic. However, current events have given an added layer of pertinence. The themes of gender identity and the LGBTQ+ spectrum were always going to be relevant for Pride month and An Unkindness of Ghosts was thoughtfully chosen for this book club. ![]()
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