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willbearsmom's review against another edition
5.0
One of the very best fantasy books I've read in a long, long time. Non-linear in the best sense, with brilliant, broken characters and a strong, moving plot. Can't wait to start the next one.
alexadj's review against another edition
5.0
The Fifth Season was wild and intense from start to finish. You dive right into it without knowing much of what is going on, but it is intriguing and you quickly catch on. There are big reveals at the end that leave you wanting more!
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about this universe that follows the story of orogenes - earth connected beings that can use earth's heat to increase and utilize their power. It takes place far into the future where humanity has been destroyed over and over again, though never in the current generation's lifetime.
All around a fascinating read with enjoyable characters. Very much looking forward to the next book!
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about this universe that follows the story of orogenes - earth connected beings that can use earth's heat to increase and utilize their power. It takes place far into the future where humanity has been destroyed over and over again, though never in the current generation's lifetime.
All around a fascinating read with enjoyable characters. Very much looking forward to the next book!
alex247's review against another edition
5.0
This is really going to shock you, but it turns out that the Hugo-winning first book of one of the most acclaimed fantasy series of the past decade is actually super good.
marleebaker's review against another edition
5.0
i can’t remember the last time i was this engrossed in a fantasy book.
colormist's review against another edition
5.0
So I read the last few words of the story, flipped the page, read the appendix, flipped the page, read the glossary of terms, flipped the page, read the acknowledgements, flipped the page, and then got to the Extras section, realized I had already read those pages years ago, and got sad because there was nothing left to read in this book that I hadn't read before.
But I'm lucky, because I've waited until the second book is out to read the first book and I have something to jump right into. I know I need to read book two before this world starts to fade. It will be too hard to read if I wait until the Season of Teeth loses significance for me.
And I am fearful, too. What if book 2 is not about Essun? What if it doesn't pick up where we left off?
Anyway, this book is awesome and it totally deserves every wonderful thing said about it.
When I started, I felt like I was a blind man presented with an elephant. What is this world? How is it similar to things I have experienced and read before? I would think I had it completely understood only to be presented with new evidence that had me reevaluate the world as I knew it.
Later it felt like a puzzle without a box. I had to piece it together to figure out what the big picture was. I knew parts, but not the whole. I feel like I might have most of the edge-pieces put together correctly, but now I'm working on the middle bits--which are much more difficult to put together. Who knows though, really. I might be thinking this is a 2-D puzzle only to find out in the next book that it's one of those 3-D castle puzzles that were popular in the 90's.
Definitely picking up book 2 this weekend!
But I'm lucky, because I've waited until the second book is out to read the first book and I have something to jump right into. I know I need to read book two before this world starts to fade. It will be too hard to read if I wait until the Season of Teeth loses significance for me.
And I am fearful, too. What if book 2 is not about Essun? What if it doesn't pick up where we left off?
Anyway, this book is awesome and it totally deserves every wonderful thing said about it.
When I started, I felt like I was a blind man presented with an elephant. What is this world? How is it similar to things I have experienced and read before? I would think I had it completely understood only to be presented with new evidence that had me reevaluate the world as I knew it.
Later it felt like a puzzle without a box. I had to piece it together to figure out what the big picture was. I knew parts, but not the whole. I feel like I might have most of the edge-pieces put together correctly, but now I'm working on the middle bits--which are much more difficult to put together. Who knows though, really. I might be thinking this is a 2-D puzzle only to find out in the next book that it's one of those 3-D castle puzzles that were popular in the 90's.
Definitely picking up book 2 this weekend!
bettyspaghetti5's review against another edition
I tried, I tried, and I tried some more. I got about halfway through and realized I didn't care about a single character and finally gave up. I wanted to love (or even just like) this, because it seemed right up my alley.
sueivany's review against another edition
4.0
I have little patience with meandering world-building. It may be that I wasn't in the right space personally to engage the first part of this book, I don't know, but I slogged through the first third of it and was ready to give up. A friend encouraged me to keep going and I am SO glad I took that advice. The characters are complex, the plot twists are amazing, and I tore through the rest of the book in a day. I am surprised to say it, but I highly recommend this one.
samanthathompson1987's review against another edition
5.0
I liked how three different stories were going on at once and then converged in the end. I could easily see how they were going to come together, but liked how it was done. It ends on a cliff hanger. I’m glad the next book is already out because I need to know what happens next.
flollmanders's review against another edition
4.0
Somewhere between really liked and absolutely loved, the deficiency is definitely with this reader. I have trouble bonding with books that have highly specific world-building: worlds with gendered magic, metal magic, rock magic, etc. There's always a poke in my arm of "hey, wouldn't it be cool if x" that feels fake. Like, "hey, wouldn't it be cool if there were a world...where people got their power from...baked goods? and the best bakers ruled the world?" That said, she is spot on with some of the best stuff about fantasy: power dynamics, alternate mores, and huge magical explosions! The other thing I realized I missed was any hint of humor. Fair enough, the world is ending. And I'm a big fan of female characters who struggle with "likeability," which is also hugely relevant especially recently in American politics. But my personal reading preference is grit + dark humor. Team Abercrombie v. Team Sanderson, if you will. Quite excited for book 2, though!