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A review by pc953
The Crystal City by Orson Scott Card
3.0
Ending not with a bang just just a fizzling out. After finishing book number 5 I really had low expectations for the finale to this series. The story was spread out so thinly, and it felt like so little had actually been constructed to bring around a satisfying conclusion.
So much of the happenings of this final book felt forced, as if they just needed to occur vs organically being developed. Of course one could make an argument that the concept itself is played with in the book by Peggy. However it just felt flat.
I found myself wanting to finish this book, not so I could read the ending, but so that I could be done with the series. Am I disappointed I read it? No, but I just wish the whole series lived up to the promise of the first few books.
So much of the happenings of this final book felt forced, as if they just needed to occur vs organically being developed. Of course one could make an argument that the concept itself is played with in the book by Peggy. However it just felt flat.
I found myself wanting to finish this book, not so I could read the ending, but so that I could be done with the series. Am I disappointed I read it? No, but I just wish the whole series lived up to the promise of the first few books.