{"id":42667,"date":"2017-09-17T11:13:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T15:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=42667"},"modified":"2017-09-26T11:10:10","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T15:10:10","slug":"book-joan-lidia-yuknavitch-library-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/book-joan-lidia-yuknavitch-library-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book of Joan by Lidia Yuknavitch [in Library Journal]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"*STARRED REVIEW<\/strong>
\nNarrator Xe Sands delivers this Book\u00a0<\/i>with control, even detachment: the almost languid tone chillingly amplifies the hideous near-future Yuknavitch exposes in her highly anticipated follow-up to The Small Backs of Children<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

At 49, Christine is in her \u201clast year until ascension,\u201d an anachronistic term that signals \u201cdead is dead\u201d for residents of CIEL\u00a0\u2013 \u201cthe aftermath of earth-life\u201d that hovers above the ravaged planet. Mere thousands have survived multiple world wars and are now subjects of the vicious autocrat Jean de Men. These leftover humans represent earth\u2019s \u201cformer ruling class\u201d; they\u2019ve\u00a0(d)evolved into hairless, pale, desexualized beings, albeit with an undying \u201chunger for love.\u201d\u00a0And then there\u2019s the skin: \u201cThe new paper. Canvas. Screen\u201d on which people\u2019s worth and social class are literally showcased.<\/p>\n

Into this near-hell floats news from the radioactive wasteland below that the child-hero Joan, who died opposing Jean de Men once before, is not only alive, but she can raise the dead. The new reckoning is coming.<\/p>\n

Verdict<\/strong>: Once again spare yet compellingly multilayered (names alone deserve close examination), this new work by the versatile Yuknavitch is sure to attract new fans of post-apocalyptic sci-fi. Libraries will want to be ready with various formats to serve her growing audience.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: “Audio,” Library Journal<\/em>, September 1, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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