Tropic of Orange

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By Karen Tei Yamashita

Loved by our collective!

I loooved this intriguing '90s LA story starting on the summer solstice, starring 7 characters that all evade stereotypes of a "minority," crescendoing with mysteries, conflicts, and fantastical events over 7 days. Philosophical, social, and poetic elements sprinkled throughout the book made my mind work and wander. This was such an awesome reading experience.

This could almost be a '90s LA sister to N. K. Jemisin's "The City We Became," a present day NYC story. There are passages that definitely made me feel like LA has a distinct life on its own, with all the people, nature, sounds, and even material things like cars all creating part of that life. The styles are very different though! Somehow it's fascinating to see this cycle of different cities inspiring stories that literally give those cities a "life" within that story.

Koko, Firestorm Collective member

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Paperback
230 pages
ISBN
9781566894869
Publisher
Coffee House Press (9/12/17)
Dimensions
6 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches

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