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A review by honniker
Biting the Sun by Tanith Lee
5.0
I loved this book. There are such wonders in it that I had a hard time labeling it. I bought it for my birthday last year and hadn't actually planned on reading it quite yet (*Looks at giant pile of library books*) but I opened it up and the first thing I saw was a glossary of "Jang Slang." That, combined with the first line: "My friend Hergal had killed himself again" and there was no going back.
Sometimes book with a lot of world building or a made up language take a bit of getting into and this book was no exception, but once I got into it, I was enthralled. You go on a journey while the protagonist finds herself. (I don't think she is ever actually named) I was caught up in the Jang lifestyle and really felt the heroine's feelings of wanting something more. There were sad moments and happy moments and moments of tenseness. At no point did I feel like the story dragged or was I sitting there thinking "Why don't they hurry up already?" I almost cried when the book ended and it left me with such feelings I had to sit there for a few minutes and contemplate.
If you like science fiction, if you like survival stories, if you like stories of people finding themselves, dystopians, world building or basically any kind of book, you should read this one. It's amazing!
Sometimes book with a lot of world building or a made up language take a bit of getting into and this book was no exception, but once I got into it, I was enthralled. You go on a journey while the protagonist finds herself. (I don't think she is ever actually named) I was caught up in the Jang lifestyle and really felt the heroine's feelings of wanting something more. There were sad moments and happy moments and moments of tenseness. At no point did I feel like the story dragged or was I sitting there thinking "Why don't they hurry up already?" I almost cried when the book ended and it left me with such feelings I had to sit there for a few minutes and contemplate.
If you like science fiction, if you like survival stories, if you like stories of people finding themselves, dystopians, world building or basically any kind of book, you should read this one. It's amazing!