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Le maree nere del cielo by Neon Yang

59 reviews

palmkd's review against another edition

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

4.0

The story follows two twins, one expected and desired, the other a spare. They're born to an incredibly powerful figurehead and "gifted" to the Grand Monastery to be raised. This was a super interesting world where your gender isn't official until you go through a confirmation ceremony. The twins are returned to their mother, who holds a very high rank in society and exercises her power without care for the civilians. This is the first in a 4 part series. This first story focuses on the Twin's upbringing and how they find themselves settling into adulthood and learning about the world outside their sheltered walls. Are the Machinists or the Tensors in the right? Is the protectorate actually protecting anyone? I'm very intrigued by this world and the setup and look forward to continuing this series!
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1_800_fuck_off's review against another edition

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

3.5

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some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

More time skips than I expected. Underwhelming ending. Engaging during some parts though, so it felt like it had potential. [spoilered parts are complaints about specific scenes]
Why did he keep kissing his sister's boyfriend and later husband tho??? Those parts were so random. Apart from that, the part where apparently to choose not to kill his mother would truly free him could have more setup because it was just confusing.
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brassmonkey's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

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lonelylooper's review against another edition

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adventurous dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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cynicalraven's review against another edition

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fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

2.75

In retrospect, I should probably have dnf'd this. 

The book is divided into four parts, between each part there's a time jump which made really difficult for me to follow what's going on, or to form an idea of what characters are like. 

The plots (which I still barely have a clue about) moves fast, too fast, making it hard to understand how the whole magic/science thing works. 

Relationships move fast, too. You get introduced to a character and in the next page there's a kissing scene, out of the blue. Why are you two kissing if you have just met? Is it insta-love? Or is it something that I've missed? It doesn't really get explained.
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bleepbloop's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

3.75

fun but kind of hard to follow at points. gay.
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axteroid's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective 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? N/A

5.0

Absolutely one of my most favorite books as soon as I finished reading it. Yang is a beautiful storyteller and crafts an amazing Silkpunk world with characters that I'm obsessed with. The transgender journeys of the twins is intertwined with their monastic and political upbringings, and how they perceive themselves as a single unit rather than two individual people. It is largely a coming-of-age story set within a world of political turmoil, human bloodshed, and still some deeply seeded love.
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becksusername's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

3.75

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rheagoveas's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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