Jessica reviewed A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (Teixcalaan, #1)
Ambassador Mahit Dzmare is posted far from her mining station home, to the Empire's glorious …
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5 stars
It was going to be 4 stars, but it was gay so I gave it a bump.
The political intrigue is more interesting than the philosophical questions about identity brought about through memory transplants. I'm not a huge fan of the main character's position on Empire towards the end, but I took away a lot of thoughts from how they portrayed the Imperial Core vs the periphery that I am happy with.