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A review by astridrc
La quinta estación by N.K. Jemisin
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
This one is a hard book to review.
The writing style is quite particular and it's hard to get the hang of it at first (actually, more than at first...). The author plunges us into this world without much explanation and it's really complex. It's that kind of thing in which you aren't sure if you're just dumb or you're supposed to feel that way for a while.
Also, I'm not sure if it's because I'm just not really good at fantasy but getting mental images of some descriptions was really hard for me.
Taking all that into consideration, plus the fact that this novel's world is simply grim, I was pretty hooked. It's not a book that you can't put down because it is a bit tiring but you want to keep reading after short breaks.
Characters are really complex and therefore interesting. I'll continue reading this saga mostly to answer a lot of questions about things I still can't quite grasp.
The writing style is quite particular and it's hard to get the hang of it at first (actually, more than at first...). The author plunges us into this world without much explanation and it's really complex. It's that kind of thing in which you aren't sure if you're just dumb or you're supposed to feel that way for a while.
Also, I'm not sure if it's because I'm just not really good at fantasy but getting mental images of some descriptions was really hard for me.
Taking all that into consideration, plus the fact that this novel's world is simply grim, I was pretty hooked. It's not a book that you can't put down because it is a bit tiring but you want to keep reading after short breaks.
Characters are really complex and therefore interesting. I'll continue reading this saga mostly to answer a lot of questions about things I still can't quite grasp.