Vote for the December book for the Permanent Floating YA Diversity Book Club.

[rachelmanija]

The December theme is "YA fantasy with non-white protagonists by authors of color." We will return to "YA fantasy with LGBTQ protagonists" in February. (Yes, it would be great if there was overlap, but I only know of a few books which qualify in both categories, and I've already read them.)

[Poll #1801611]

Manifest

A Wish After Midnight

Half World

Racing the Dark

Eternal

Akata Witch

Shadow Speaker

Comments

[tool-of-satan.livejournal.com]

Half World sounds interesting. I voted for Racing the Dark because I know I've heard good things about Alaya Dawn Johnson. I could comment on The Shadow Speaker if that's the choice but I am not sure I would read it again.

[thomasyan.livejournal.com]

I didn't vote because I'm not ready much these days, but I am curious about the Hiromi Goto book.

[veryclevername.livejournal.com]

I really liked Half World when I read it, there were a lot of interesting themes and it's been a while but I remember the writing as being really evocative.

On the other hand, the rest of those books look really interesting, especially the ones by Nnedi Okorafor.

[jinian.livejournal.com]

I really can't fathom (ha) why Racing the Dark keeps getting placed as YA. It's a good book, and I think the trilogy is really going to be impressive as a whole, but a young protagonist does not YA make.

Half World is good and would be fun to analyze.

Of the two Okorafors I'd go for Akata Witch -- I had a harder time liking it but I think there's more to talk about.

All that said, I'm voting for Manifest, because bunch of psychic kids FTW.

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

It is marketed as YA, isn't it? I haven't read it yet, but IIRC, it came out a couple years ago, when the YA market seemed more open to unconventional works than it seems now.

[qian.livejournal.com]

Wow, that was a struggle to choose, actually!

[sdn.livejournal.com]

Either Hiromi or Nnedi's books are fine with me. ::grins::

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Half World it is!

[anait.livejournal.com]

The Nnedi Okorafor books sound totally awesome!

However, I'm not allowed to read any new books until my Yuletide assignment is done! ;)

[skygiants]

Since there are two books on the list I've already read and reviewed, I feel I should ask: what is the policy on books one has already read and reviewed?

[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

Link to your old review, discuss in someone else's new one. ;)

[lionpyh.livejournal.com]

Half World! I don't like YA as a rule and I really don't like the horror-world this is set in, and yet I STILL LOVE THIS BOOK capslocky amounts and would like to reread it and itemize why.