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A review by aranafyre
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee
4.0
I can understand why this book got nominated for awards but I can also see why it didn't win.
The concepts were interesting. The technology depends on society adhering to a specific calendar with all the holidays and remembrances and rituals. Heretics follow different calendars. The society is run by six factions including the Kels, the suicidal solders, and the Shous (sp), the spies. However there used to be seven factions.
This book throws you into the world with little explanation. But it was a bit too much to pick up quickly. I found myself struggling to get into the plot and seriously thought about dnf this. Once I got more into the world it was better. Even later though the flow of the narrative felt off at places.
I found the interplay between Jedao and Cheris the reason to keep reading. I was disappointed by the resolution of Jedao's trickster status.
The concepts were interesting. The technology depends on society adhering to a specific calendar with all the holidays and remembrances and rituals. Heretics follow different calendars. The society is run by six factions including the Kels, the suicidal solders, and the Shous (sp), the spies. However there used to be seven factions.
This book throws you into the world with little explanation. But it was a bit too much to pick up quickly. I found myself struggling to get into the plot and seriously thought about dnf this. Once I got more into the world it was better. Even later though the flow of the narrative felt off at places.
I found the interplay between Jedao and Cheris the reason to keep reading. I was disappointed by the resolution of Jedao's trickster status.