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sarahxify's Reviews (703)
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“The most unfair part of it, Wallace thinks, is that when you tell white people that something is racist, they hold it up to the light and try to discern if you are telling the truth. As if they can tell by the grain if something is racist or not, and they always trust their own judgment. It’s unfair because white people have a vested interest in underestimating racism, its amount, its intensity, its shape, its effects. They are the fox in the henhouse.”
I really, really enjoyed this. I found Wallace to be a deeply affecting character, and I so desperately wanted things to work out for him. I thought this story was masterfully told - it was quiet and slow, and it had so much power in it.
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hatred is a leech:
The thing that sticks to a person's skin; that feeds of them and drains the sap out of one's spirit. It changes a person, and does not leave until it has sucked the last drop of peace from them.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
slow-paced
This started with a real bang, talking about why we have been so desperately inactive about climate change and what realistically needs to be done by each person in order to combat the effects. The third, fourth, and fifth parts of this book then derailed into a lot of mindless, meandering, and self-reflective conversation that was of very little interest to me, and left me skipping large sections of the book.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
informative
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was my second read of The Fifth Season, which is the first book in a science fiction trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. This novel is extremely well-lauded, and it's easy to understand why. Jemisin has packed a LOT into this!
A world in which a fifth weather 'season' happens every once in a while, bringing an apolyptic nightmare upon the human race. The Earth in this book is volatile and angry, furious at how he has been treated by humans. The book also deals with themes of slavery and racial inequality, as a 'lesser' race of people are used to try and control the Earth and the seasons.
It's imaginative, intensive, and queer, I mean what else do you want really? I can't wait to finish the trilogy this year!