Reviews

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

whatnataliereadss's review against another edition

4.0

This book was truly incredible, an absolute masterpiece! The prose took a while for me to get used to, I’m not sure I ever fully did BUT this is the most cleverly crafted book IVE EVER READ. NK Jemisin is a genius.

Let’s break it down:

What I loved:
/ The complex story telling & layered prose
/ When everything clicked into place it BLEW MY MIND
/ The apocalyptic setting
/ The plot (once I realised what it actually was!)
/ The diversity & rep


What I didn’t love:
/ This book required a lot of brain power to read & was at times a bit of a struggle - a worth while one though.
/ This is my first sci fi (sci fantasy) novel so I was bogged down a bit trying to wrap my head around the science, so i didn’t connect as deeply to the characters as I’d have liked.

I will definitely be continuing with the trilogy! But not straight away as my brain needs a rest lol!

maddiethealex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

reneekgood's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Second read. Still probably the greatest fantasy novel I’ve ever read

trankz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

dedewydew's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

ttl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

meganborgeson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

cargonat's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

ed673's review against another edition

4.0

I don't even know what to say. I feel bad for nearly every single character. This is some solid world building and great character writing. My favorite part was the use of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person narratives and how the story melds with those POV parameters. It makes it feel so cleanly devised, and it perfectly distinguishes through different narratives. It's really well done.
Often times very well written, and other times NK Jemisin says, "the earth farts," too many times. But fr, great book.
If you love fantastical fiction with a world and characters that work very well with each other, this book is a MUST read. I'm serious, this book needs to be on the "want-to-read" list of anyone who enjoys fantasy or complicated moral narratives.

TL:DR - Exemplary fantasy, will continue to finish the trilogy, pls read if you like/hate rocks

sinslashcos's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0