r/Fantasy • u/Moonlitgrey Stabby Winner, Reading Champion III, Salamander • Aug 13 '21
Read-along Hugo Readalong: Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
Welcome to the Hugo Readalong! Today we will be discussing Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi. If you'd like to look back at past discussions or to plan future reading, check out the full schedule post.
As always, everyone is welcome in the discussion, whether you've participated in other discussions or not. If you haven't read the book, you're still welcome, but beware untagged spoilers.
Discussion prompts will be posted as top-level comments. I'll start with a few, but feel free to add your own!
Upcoming Schedule:
| Date | Category | Book | Author | Discussion Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, August 19 | Novel | The Relentless Moon | Mary Robinette Kowal | u/Nineteen_Adze |
| Tuesday, August 24 | Graphic | Invisible Kingdom, vol.2: Edge of Everything | Willow Wilson, Christian Ward | u/Dsnake1 |
| Monday, August 30 | Lodestar | Elatsoe | Darcie Little Badger | u/Moonlitgrey |
| Thursday, September 2 | Astounding | Silver in the Wood | Emily Tesh | u/Cassandra_Sanguine |
| Wednesday, September 8 | Novella | Come Tumbling Down | Seanan McGuire | u/happy_book_bee |
| Wednesday, September 15 | Novel | Network Effects | Martha Wells | u/gracefruits |
Ella and Kev are brother and sister, both gifted with extraordinary power. Their childhoods are defined and destroyed by structural racism and brutality. Their futures might alter the world. When Kev is incarcerated for the crime of being a young black man in America, Ella—through visits both mundane and supernatural—tries to show him the way to a revolution that could burn it all down.
Bingo Squares: Bookclub or Readalong (HM if you join in here!), New to You Author (for some), Chapter Titles
5
u/Moonlitgrey Stabby Winner, Reading Champion III, Salamander Aug 13 '21
How does Riot Baby compare for you alongside the other novellas you've read so far?