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Mar 27, 2024
"This book/series is beautiful, this book is smart, this book is oh-so-heartbreaking, and this book is a masterpiece." - Raven P.
Oct 22, 2023Pracell rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book has a unique story-telling style and apocalyptic sci-fi/fantasy world setting. However, I found the story too depressing for me to read. I felt like there was no way out or a promising future for the main character(s) as long as…
Sep 21, 2023LPL_AdamL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Have you ever had a book hyped up to you enough times that you actively avoid reading it? That's what I did with The Fifth Season, because I was personally convinced that there was no way that this multiple Nebula award winning author was…
Aug 02, 2023Cosmowreck rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
It's been said that sufficiently advanced technology is not separable from magic. Well, this is the converse: where the science of the system of magic, eventually, is so justified, so cleanly envisioned, that it becomes more science…
Dec 04, 2022
I am much more of an SF person than a fantasy person. But this book sucked me in immediately because it is firmly grounded in earth science, plate tectonics, and portrays a multiethnic society that is very human. The fantasy creeps in…
Oct 16, 2022fragranttree rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Incredible book - the story, the characters, the world building - it was a complete package. This book is the beginning of a trilogy and it was one heck of a start. Truly deserving of all it's awards and accolades.
Oct 02, 2022rclane rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I didn't realize that there would be effectively no resolution in this book. If you read it, you're in for the long haul.
Aug 29, 2022Hellter rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
I can't get over of how well this book is written. The three main characters and how their story is drawn into one is completely amazing.
Jul 12, 2022YuriKaa rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
NK Jemisin writes such gorgeous book, I don't even know where to start. Read everything. Seriously. This was a little slow getting into, but once you keep the three timelines apart in your head, it'll become impossible to stop.
Feb 19, 2022Principoo rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This book is hard to follow at first it has lots of characters with strange and multiple names. The storyline is hard to follow at first but it is worthwhile to hang in there. Lots of strange happenings and keeps you reading on to see how…
Jan 30, 2022LeslieDRobertson rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
There's a lot to keep track of--multiple timelines, shifting points of view, complicated and deeply layered worldbuilding--but the characters and plot are sufficiently propulsive and exciting to make it all more than worthwhile. I don't…
Dec 20, 2021arleent rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An interesting combination of fantasy and post-apocalyptic/dystopian sci-fi, and a masterpiece of both world-building and storytelling. There is a "gimick" in the book: the three "unrelated" storylines (one told in unusual second-person…
Jul 29, 2021WritingChick65 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An epic fantasy, cleverly written, and hard to put down. Jemisin creates a vivid world with a cast of characters that includes you, the reader. The odd narrative and tense may be off-putting for some, but go with it and you'll find…
Jul 21, 2021Cameron_Pryde rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Starts out weak and gets much stronger as the past and present converge. Bleak, but a very cool magic system, with fairly interesting characters. Excited to see where the series goes, as this sets up quite a lot.
Jul 14, 2021pacl_teens rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
"Every age must come to an end, right? Well, the time has come for this one. An empire whose innovations supported civilization for years has now been destroyed by a madman. Meanwhile, a rift grows in the middle of the world’s sole…
Jun 21, 2021Elizabethbassett rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent! Jemisin drew me into a multi-layered world that highlights the truths of our own world.
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Mar 22, 2021LoganLib_Sheridan rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
When starting this book I struggled with understanding the world-building but this didn't effect my engagement and eventually I understand more of what was going on in regards to world-building. It was definitely worth the…
Feb 09, 2021kbinfet rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I am really, really liking this book. It is epic fantasy, that while a bit slow in the beginning, isn't agonizingly slow in the world set up. It is interesting and twisting and has good little surprises that make it interesting to read, i…
Jan 15, 2021Kidbean rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Glad I took a chance with this book, although it took a while to get into the feel of it... it was worthwhile and, after a short break, I am looking forward to the next in the series. I don’t enjoy the vulgar parts, alas, it seems to go…
Aug 27, 2020Hillsboro_RobP rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wholly original, absolutely genius, and utterly devastating. It's a slow-moving volcano of magical geology, family, apocalypse and hope. It starts with so many questions- the narrator speaks with colloquial jokes, directly addressing the…
Aug 03, 2020RebelBelle13 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This book truly surprised me. Dystopian isn't my favorite genre, but I'd heard from so many people how amazing this series is, and determined it was well worth a try. One third of it is told in second person, which in itself was a bit of a…
Jul 30, 2020hteshomee rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
So the first 260 or so pages were basically world building and character development which seemed slow to me, but afterwards.. it comes together and makes sense. Definitely liked how the book had many "twists" or things that came together.…
Jun 18, 2020Gareldb rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I found this book semi-interesting but the pace was awfully slow. The character development and world-building was good and very descriptive. I found the characteristics of the powers of the various people to be interesting as well as…
Jun 01, 2020VladTheGreen rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
A friend recommended this book, he did not tell me much more than in this world the Earth is trying to kill humans by earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and there is this group of people that have the power to control the movement of Earth,…
Apr 19, 2020
1st book of trilogy