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A review by teawolf
People of the Sky by Clare Bell
4.0
"People of the Sky" was a very interesting book... in all honesty, I'm not really sure how to review it. I'll try, though.
Kesbe is a strong, realistic character. All the characters are. Their actions and reactions to events are believable. The Pai are a strong, original culture with ways both admirable and detestable, but as the story moves on you start to appreciate even the incomprehensible and, well, sci-fi-ish faces of the Pai way. As with Clare Bell's other stories, it is near impossible to fully predict what will happen later in the story. If you make a guess about anything other than the base plot, you will likely be wrong. You read something and think "Ohh, that must be referring to this." Of course, it doesn't. I was pleasantly surprised by most of the story.
Once the plot starts getting really involved, the strange things happen. They did make me feel a little bit uneasy at first. What is first perceived as a gross and rather unimaginable event leads to a rather beautiful conclusion. If I gained anything from this book that I can put to use for the rest of my life, it's that I can more easily accept what it means to be female.
I wouldn't recommend this book for anyone below high school, mostly for the content. If you can deal with movies such as Alien, you'll probably be fine. Also, you should be able to appreciate elements of exotic cultures that most might find horrifying. If you can, you will be able to appreciate this book much more. I did. :)
Kesbe is a strong, realistic character. All the characters are. Their actions and reactions to events are believable. The Pai are a strong, original culture with ways both admirable and detestable, but as the story moves on you start to appreciate even the incomprehensible and, well, sci-fi-ish faces of the Pai way. As with Clare Bell's other stories, it is near impossible to fully predict what will happen later in the story. If you make a guess about anything other than the base plot, you will likely be wrong. You read something and think "Ohh, that must be referring to this." Of course, it doesn't. I was pleasantly surprised by most of the story.
Once the plot starts getting really involved, the strange things happen. They did make me feel a little bit uneasy at first. What is first perceived as a gross and rather unimaginable event leads to a rather beautiful conclusion. If I gained anything from this book that I can put to use for the rest of my life, it's that I can more easily accept what it means to be female.
I wouldn't recommend this book for anyone below high school, mostly for the content. If you can deal with movies such as Alien, you'll probably be fine. Also, you should be able to appreciate elements of exotic cultures that most might find horrifying. If you can, you will be able to appreciate this book much more. I did. :)