A review by olityr
The Sins of Our Fathers by James S.A. Corey

emotional inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Favorite quotes:

• "I’ve known men like Jandro. He showed you what he was. He showed all of us what he was. And he got away with it. There’s no law with a man like that. The town voted, but he was more important. And you bent. You failed. You let him do what he wanted, and there was never going to be a path back for him. When someone like that wins? He’d never stop pushing."
• "Thank you, but I don’t deserve any mercy." "Of course you don’t. That’s why they call it mercy. If you deserve it, they call it justice."
• (These last two are from the author's note, not the story itself):
• "Doing the right thing has to be enough in itself. It’s not about getting the pat on the head." 
• "One of the central arguments we’ve made with these stories is that, when you look at history, you see the same kind of people doing the same stupid, selfish, delusional, gorgeous, kind, astonishing things that we do today. And we’ll keep doing the same, as long as the species survives. Technical knowledge advances. The organism stays the same."