hulklinging:

princeofmagick:

hulklinging:

Hey why is no one on here talking about Dread Nation?

You know, the zombie YA book that just came out, the one where the Civil War was interrupted by the dead rising, the one with the amazing black girl lead and a host of incredible black supporting characters, it’s got disabled rep and bi rep and what could definitely be read as ace rep, you get to watch two girls become allies and friends, it’s so intense I literally could not put it down, and it uses the horror elements to really examine racism and colonialism, as opposed to using the speculative element to gloss over them like a lot of historical horror or fantasy tends to do. It talks about residential schools, too, which is the first time I’ve seen them even mentioned in a book not written by a First Nations person, tbh.

Y’all, you need to go pick up this book.

It has a message that transcends time, multiple messages on immigration, racism, ignorance, intolerance, sexism, sexuality, I cna go on. It has a rich, colorful and historically accurate setting. It does not ignore the complex layers of history present from the technologically advanced eastern cities, to the western frontier, to fur trappers in the north.

Please read this beautiful book!

Read Dread Nation!

More reasons! I could talk about this book all day!

Also every minor character you see is given depth and care! Gosh I love it.