The World Doesn't Require You
Rion Amilcar Scott
3.67 · 12 ratings · Published: 24 Jun 2016
Among its residents—wildly spanning decades, perspectives, and species—are David Sherman, a struggling musician who just happens to be God’s last son; Tyrone, a ruthless PhD candidate, whose dissertation about a childhood game ignites mayhem in the neighboring, once-segregated town of Port Yooga; and Jim, an all-too-obedient robot who serves his Master. As the book builds to its finish with Special Topics in Loneliness Studies, a fully-realized novella, two unhinged professors grapple with hugely different ambitions, and the reader comes to appreciate the intricacy of the world Scott has created—one where fantasy and reality are eternally at war.
- fantasy 4
- historical 3
- historical fiction 3
- magical realism 3
- literary fiction 3
- protagonists of colour 2
- drama 2
- realistic 1
- social commentary 1
- political 1
- black mc 1
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- format - reader age
- audiobook 2
- anthology 2
- adult fiction 1
- content warnings
- racism 2