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4.4 AVERAGE
4.4 AVERAGE
Wonderful ending to a wonderful series. Really hammers home the themes and world solidly while maintaining a lot of action, heart, morality choices, all the good stuff! Also, more history of this world revealed. Loved this trilogy!
Une belle fin à ube magnifique trilogie, qu'il sera façile de mettre en forme pour produire une trilogie cinématique qu'elle soit en format animé ou non ou une série. NK Jemisin s'est certainement inspirée des long-metrages de Shirow et des séries telles que Trigun et Planètes.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wow, it took me almost two months to finish it... Soooo, I loved the first part of the trilogy, kind of liked the second... and really, really struggled with the third. The world-building may be very impressive and captivating, but I did not care at all about any of the main characters (in particular, Nassun's story failed to grow on me) and even though I would be interested in some of the supproting characters, I never got the chance to spend any time with them. Also, I have read so many stories about oppressed minorities, and, apart from the world-building, this one really does not have anything new to offer. In the end, I was kind of indifferent to the whole plot and the final resolution, which is the biggest sin as far as this kind of story is concerned, if you ask me.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Stunning, a beautiful end to the story. I felt the characters' pain, despair, love and hope acutely. The descriptions of the old civilisation and their ruins were beautiful and haunting.
This book was a fitting story to finish the journey started by “The Fifth Season.” While told in the same third person perspective, narrated to us by the same character as the first two entries, it is a uniquely told story, blending their ancient history and contemporary events together in order to further develop the world in which everything takes place.
I have previously described the other entries in this series as long parables and metaphors for our current, real, world. This book is no different.
NK Jemisin beautifully and intelligently encompasses us within a world facing the destructive consequences of hatred, xenophobia, and our systemic pillaging of the world. In her nuanced, smooth way, she has warned us that our hate toward others, our desire to use others as tools to continue our privilege, leads to the literal destruction of our very world.
While reading this book, we come face to face with the horrors we wrought upon our society, our world, by our systematic destruction of resources, and the systemic destruction and dehumanization from our own racial biases and cultural hatred.
Yet this story does not solely condemn the destruction and violence of racism, but also embeds a complex telling of the uncertainties of parenthood, of family, of social community.
No character in this book was whole, no character we encounter was the wise sage guiding our protagonist. Rather, each character was on his or her own journey of self-discovery and growth, and we grow right along with them.
This book, really this series, is fun and thoughtful fantasy, and also an encouraging, and engaging search of purpose, meaning, love, and connection.
I have previously described the other entries in this series as long parables and metaphors for our current, real, world. This book is no different.
NK Jemisin beautifully and intelligently encompasses us within a world facing the destructive consequences of hatred, xenophobia, and our systemic pillaging of the world. In her nuanced, smooth way, she has warned us that our hate toward others, our desire to use others as tools to continue our privilege, leads to the literal destruction of our very world.
While reading this book, we come face to face with the horrors we wrought upon our society, our world, by our systematic destruction of resources, and the systemic destruction and dehumanization from our own racial biases and cultural hatred.
Yet this story does not solely condemn the destruction and violence of racism, but also embeds a complex telling of the uncertainties of parenthood, of family, of social community.
No character in this book was whole, no character we encounter was the wise sage guiding our protagonist. Rather, each character was on his or her own journey of self-discovery and growth, and we grow right along with them.
This book, really this series, is fun and thoughtful fantasy, and also an encouraging, and engaging search of purpose, meaning, love, and connection.
As someone who is super cynical and people-averse, it’s sure weird to realise that I love books that are very focused on humankind.
Like Becky Chambers, N.K Jemisin writes a world so different from the one we know but filled with people so flawed and loving and human that it’s impossible to not end up invested.
I cried, a lot. There’s a lot of pain in this series, a lot of loss and anger too. It’s hard to read, but so important to work through, kind of like real life. I adored every character, flaws and all. I miss them already.
Like Becky Chambers, N.K Jemisin writes a world so different from the one we know but filled with people so flawed and loving and human that it’s impossible to not end up invested.
I cried, a lot. There’s a lot of pain in this series, a lot of loss and anger too. It’s hard to read, but so important to work through, kind of like real life. I adored every character, flaws and all. I miss them already.
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
This entire series was kinda of a mess for me and I had a really hard time getting into it.
It was confusing at times and such a heavy read. I didn’t feel like the universe was well defined or really explained at all.
It was confusing at times and such a heavy read. I didn’t feel like the universe was well defined or really explained at all.
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I definitely enjoyed this more than The Obelisk Gate — the universe is further expanded upon in ways that are interesting and thought-provoking. I feel like, though I enjoyed the characters throughout, I wish I could love them more. I feel like there was always a significant distance from them. I also thought that the first half of this book was slow, like did anything really happen in it?? But truly the way that it discusses racial supremacy, hegemony, and exploitation WOW.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes