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cdc95's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Kidnapping and Child abuse
Moderate: Murder and War
Minor: Sexual content and Child death
leadpal's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse, War, Kidnapping, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Body horror
Minor: Cannibalism and Fire/Fire injury
leanne_miron's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, and Child abuse
Moderate: Cannibalism, Kidnapping, Violence, and Xenophobia
mgewald's review
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, and Violence
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
studydniowka's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Cannibalism
maelikesbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Murder
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Sexual content
hanarama's review
- 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
5.0
- Melodic, poetic prose.
- Complex world building.
- Complex themes of destiny, duty, sacrifice, etc.
The Bad:
- Struggling to understand at times.
- Very sad.
- Epic, contemplative fantasies.
- Creative world building and magic systems.
- Post-apocalyptic stories.
- Characters who make hard choices.
I feel at times as though I didn't actually read this or Fifth Season, but rather entered a trance and absorbed Jemisin's writing. Her prose is so melodic and unlike anything else that it just washes over me.
Though this book loses the POVs of Syenite and Damaya, we get chapters from Essun's daughter, Nassun. I really loved that this book goes between mother and daughter. It really emphasizes many of the themes of the book, and after the Fifth Season, it is interesting to see Nassun follow a path very similar to her mother's, but diverging in many key ways.
There is so much world building in this book. So much of what is introduced in the Fifth Season is expanded upon here. Jemisin is such a talented world builder.
Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Violence, and Blood
tiogair_rioga's review
- 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
Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence