And it’s even more important to recognize the ways in which representation-however well-intentioned-can read as incredibly insensitive if not fully researched, understood, and approached correctly. It’s more important now than ever to see diverse characters and stories being told through a positive lens, rather than damaging bias. 2 The Last Graduate: A Novel (The Scholomance Book 2) by Naomi Novik (Author) (11,127) NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The specter of graduation looms large as Naomi Novik’s groundbreaking, New York Times bestselling trilogy continues in the stunning sequel to A Deadly Education. While I don’t believe either author intentionally sought to evoke such vitriol with their books, both situations have illuminated an important conversation that needs to be had on representation in fiction. Book 2 The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik 4.29 73,600 Ratings 9,637 Reviews published 2021 43 editions A budding dark sorceress determined not to use her Want to Read Rate it: Book 3 The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik 4. Like A Deadly Education, The Black Witch was accused of racism and problematic stereotypes ( amongst other things) that effectively painted the book as an ill-conceived wreck rather than a champion of diversity. To me, the issues critiqued in Novik’s book parallel the controversy of the fantasy novel The Black Witch. On its surface, the book does the job of presenting a “diverse” magical world-but it is a giant missed opportunity to embody authentic representation.
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