Book Review
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kenjariThe Stone Sky
by N.K. Jemisin
This is the third and final book in The Broken Earth series, and it delivered everything I wanted and more. Not only does Essun's story continue, but we also find out what happened to Nassun, and get a lot more backstory on the world and its past. The Stone Sky was every bit as good as its predecessors, and the whole series is the best fantasy I have ever read. In no particular order, some of the things I loved about this book and the whole series:
The characters' complex relationships and feelings about and for each other, that grow and change in subtle and profound ways, organically as a result of their experiences both together and apart. I especially liked the relationship between Essun and Alabaster.
The running threads of social commentary about the effects of oppression and the dangers of callous exploitation of the environment that form a subtle undercurrent that every once in a while rises up and makes itself known in an un-ignorable fashion. Jemisin says so much through this story without it ever becoming pedantic or preachy, it's so firmly and beautifully a part of the story itself.
The whole atmosphere and tone of the series. This is a story about some very dark things and about the struggle to survive and find meaning during a terrible apocalypse. Yet it never truly falls into grimdark or becomes entirely pessimistic.
by N.K. Jemisin
This is the third and final book in The Broken Earth series, and it delivered everything I wanted and more. Not only does Essun's story continue, but we also find out what happened to Nassun, and get a lot more backstory on the world and its past. The Stone Sky was every bit as good as its predecessors, and the whole series is the best fantasy I have ever read. In no particular order, some of the things I loved about this book and the whole series:
The characters' complex relationships and feelings about and for each other, that grow and change in subtle and profound ways, organically as a result of their experiences both together and apart. I especially liked the relationship between Essun and Alabaster.
The running threads of social commentary about the effects of oppression and the dangers of callous exploitation of the environment that form a subtle undercurrent that every once in a while rises up and makes itself known in an un-ignorable fashion. Jemisin says so much through this story without it ever becoming pedantic or preachy, it's so firmly and beautifully a part of the story itself.
The whole atmosphere and tone of the series. This is a story about some very dark things and about the struggle to survive and find meaning during a terrible apocalypse. Yet it never truly falls into grimdark or becomes entirely pessimistic.
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Date: 2019-02-06 04:57 am (UTC)That is tricky and I'm so glad the series pulled it off.