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Páté roční období by N.K. Jemisin

39 reviews

gladduck's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

  

loved how the three POV ended up being the same person, was such a good idea

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Excrement, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Vomit, and Transphobia

corriejn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

A masterfully woven set of storylines. I can't wait to dive into the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Racism, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content and Transphobia

There are several descriptions of violence and cruelty to children, including situations of ongoing violence/torture and implied sexual abuse. Readers particularly sensitive to or wishing to avoid a any such content may want to skip this one. (The descriptions are not a major part of the text, but are relevant to the plot and briefly referenced at other points.)

queer_bookwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0

 5 ⭐ CW: bullying, violence, child abuse/child sexual abuse, murder of a child, torture, slavery, cannibalism, descriptions of blood and corpses, mass murder, compulsory breeding, transphobia, caste system

"But each of us is just another weapon, to them. Just another useful monster, just another fucking rogga."

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemison is a science fiction? Fantasy? Both? Either way, this book was amazing. I'm not gonna lie, it was a slow start until I starting putting it together. I'm slow on the uptake sometimes.

In the world of The Stillness there is a fifth Season, basically the apocalypse due to massive earthquakes or super vulcano eruptions. Because if this, the society has adapted to disaster preparedness. I found it interesting that in this world, Earth is referred to as Father Earth rather than the more commonly know Mother Earth. Father Earth is characterized as evil and vengeful and hopes humanity is eventually destroyed. They say Father Earth hates the Orogenes for taking his only son. But no one knows what that means.

Orogenes (or rogga-slur) are people born with the ability to manipulate the earth; controlling earthquakes and volcano eruptions. In this world they are oppressed and used for their abilities and killed with impunity. We follow one such person and learn of the horrors she witness and the lengths she took to get away from it.

This book was incredible and intricate and delightfully original. I loved the MC, curmudgeonly as she sometimes was. The stuff about the Obelisks are fascinating and I can't wait to learn more next book. I don't want to say too much more for fear of spoilers. Great rep in this book! We have trans rep, gay rep, bi rep, and polyamory rep! Jemison is just incredible. Also, my new favorite cuss is Earth's flaming farts! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Slavery, and Cannibalism

sexual abuse of a child, compulsory breeding, caste system, mass murder

takarakei's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

Reread + Audiobook (narrator was fantastic). 

It's been long enough since I first read this that I had forgotten most of the plot and so it almost felt like reading it for the first time. The world building is superior and unique. Characters are very interesting and well developed. Loved the multiple POVs. One POV is in second person which takes some getting used to, but I did get used to it. Jemisin is really a master at storytelling! There are so many parallels you can draw from this story to our real world...

Don't forget there's a glossary and historical timeline (spoiler free) in the back of the book!! super helpful.

The big twist I had also somehow forgotten (but then figured it out while reading again). I forgot it ends on a cliffhanger!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Transphobia

Women in this world are often used as breeders, so there is a lot of

forced pregnancy that comes about by often unwanted sex (not exactly rape as described on page) but more just unenthusiastic intercourse.

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Slavery, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

helen_coats's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Hate crime, and Transphobia

halcyonkathryn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Confinement, and Child abuse

Minor: Cannibalism, Transphobia, Gore, and Fire/Fire injury

winx15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Transphobia

cleverlynot's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Mental illness and Murder

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit