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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
The thing I want you to see is keep reading even when you’re confused in the first chapter 🤣 it gets so good! If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would! Loved the audio book and not that I’ve read it I’m looking for a hard copy to add to my “trophy shelf” and to highlight!
I liked it very much. As with the obelisk books the characters are great and it‘s fun to see them interacting. The play on symbolism adds even to this.
Like in the obelisk gate, I found the hate & racism a bit too caricature but maybe that‘s the point
Like in the obelisk gate, I found the hate & racism a bit too caricature but maybe that‘s the point
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
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:
No
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
tense
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
Im actually shook that this book has less than 4 stars because it is AMAZING. As someone born and raised in NYC who now lives somewhere else, this made me rediscover my love for the city. I think the choice of avatars, especially the primary, was so powerful, and I love the way their character development adds to the world building in the story. Jemisin is truly a talented writer, I’m already reading the next book and lovin it!!
i tore through it very quickly but did not like it. on a vibe level, percy jackson for adults, i fear
EDIT: i've thought about it a little more and i can now articulate one of the things that bothered me so much about this book. a STRIKING lack of metaphor. a complete inability to trust in the reader's capacity for analysis. a compulsive need to get ahead of the work of interpretation and outright TELL the reader what the characters/intertexts/themes of the novel are supposed to mean (i.e. the ethnic ambiguity of one of the characters is symbolic of the history of the island of manhattan... the novel is a response to hp lovecraft's racism... the actions of a certain character are representative of the concept of white women's fragility weaponized against men of color...). i am an adult, and i can put 2+2 together!! i feel condescended to when you don't trust in my ability to put 2+2 together!!!!
EDIT: i've thought about it a little more and i can now articulate one of the things that bothered me so much about this book. a STRIKING lack of metaphor. a complete inability to trust in the reader's capacity for analysis. a compulsive need to get ahead of the work of interpretation and outright TELL the reader what the characters/intertexts/themes of the novel are supposed to mean (i.e. the ethnic ambiguity of one of the characters is symbolic of the history of the island of manhattan... the novel is a response to hp lovecraft's racism... the actions of a certain character are representative of the concept of white women's fragility weaponized against men of color...). i am an adult, and i can put 2+2 together!! i feel condescended to when you don't trust in my ability to put 2+2 together!!!!
dark
funny
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:
Complicated