![]() ![]() The Thuvhesit, who live closer to the planet’s north pole, are lighter skinned. This is to be expected as their lands lie along the planet’s equator. Here’s the deal: The Shotet, the people of one of the two nations that occupy the planet Urek, typically have brown skin. Instead, let’s take a look at what aspects of the book might have caused people to see racism. In the interest of staying on topic here, I won’t elaborate on what I think about that. ![]() Then I continued digging, and found something that infuriated me: At least half of the reviewers that most viciously roasted Carve the Mark admitted to not having read the book, and based their scathing remarks only on something they’d heard. Now, I’m a reasonably perceptive reader, so I was surprised that so many had picked up on a glaring fault that I hadn’t. trashing Veronica Roth for use of racist tropes. What I found was not insightful reviews and thought-provoking conversation, but rather a large number of well-known bloggers, reviewers, etc. (Yes, I confess to living under a rock sometimes.) Believe it or not, the first I heard of this unpleasantness was after having finishing the book, while browsing through the internet to see how others might have liked it. If you haven’t read the book, and plan on doing so, proceed at your own discretion.Īnd now to business. ![]() OTHER NOTE: This post will contain many spoilers. If you want my actual review, see my previous post. NOTE: This is not a full review of Carve the Mark, it is only a response to the general perception that the book is somehow racist. ![]()
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