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The House in the Cerulean Sea
Author(s) | T.J. Klune |
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Published | March 17, 2020 |
Publisher | Tor Books |
Genre(s) | Fantasy |
Age group | Adult |
The House in the Cerulean Sea is an adult fantasy novel, originally published on March 17, 2020.
Trigger Warnings
- Abuse (mentioned)
- Anxiety (trauma-related)
- Bigotry
- Body shaming
- Bullying
- Child abuse (backstory)
- Fatphobia (internalized)
- Homophobia
- Microaggressions
- Queerphobia
- Violence (against children)
Representation
An asterisk (*) indicates that the author openly identifies with that identity.
- Fat main and side characters
- Gay main character
- Black character
- Queer side characters*
- MM relationship
- FF relationship
Tropes
Controversy
The author was criticized for
- Profiting from both the cultural and literal genocide of indigenous people.
- Glamourising residential schools.
- Trivialising the tragedy by turning it into a feel good fantasy analogue story.
- Perpetuating a white saviour narrative
in this book.