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The Rosewater Redemption by Tade Thompson

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finlaaaay's review against another edition

5.0

I realized recently that Tade Thompson seems to have dropped off the face of social media, which is a shame because he was always an interesting voice to follow.

Anyway this was a fitting end to an excellent trilogy. Hope he makes more.

blake245's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Content Warnings

ielerol's review

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3.0

Nearly everything that I didn't love about the second book continues in this one, some things intensified. Too many points of view, too many quick cuts between scenes when I wanted time to wrestle with what was going on, too many ideas all packed together. I feel like I could have read a whole novel just about Hannah Jacques' trial on behalf of reanimates (what a bombshell to drop 2/3 of the way through the final book!), or Oyin Da's entire...existence (what a bombshell to drop 1/3 of the way through the final book!) or any of several other plot threads and revelations. It's a lot to take in, and also not quite enough of any one thing. The final resolution to the conflict was ultimately very good, I think, in terms of staying true to the messy grey areas these characters live in, and also the core concept of a postcolonial society facing a new and even more destructive and final invasion, but I felt almost numb to it by the time it ended.

I'm also not sure Tade Thompson understands very much about computer programming, which is an extremely minor nit to pick, except for how much that kind of thing stands in contrast to the careful way the xenosphere was set up and details worked through in the first book. When you've got just a couple of big, thorny, ambitious ideas to cover in your novel you can take the time to get the details right. When you've got a new big, thorny, ambitious idea showing up every chapter, you risk getting sloppy!

At least I got some idea of what other characters see in Kaaro (literally, someone else), even as they agree that he's terrible. I'm just not sure I found it a very satisfying explanation.

joshualeggs's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.0

hay_shock's review

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4.0

It was a thoroughly interesting/entertaining series to read. It was highly imaginative and the world building for me was really unexpected, kept the series interesting throughout.

Storytelling - I think I preferred the storytelling in book 2, but I think that's because I prefer a character led story. Saying that Oyin Da, is still a good story teller & I did enjoy the flow. I think it's impressive that the style of storytelling has changed throughout the three books.

Characters - Due to the way the story was told this time, I think there was less character growth to be seen. But that said, my connection to the characters still grew in this book, they feel very realistic & thought through.

World Building - My favourite part of this series, mostly due to it being so different to anything I've read before, and it's vastness, you never knew what was coming next.