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La quinta stagione by N.K. Jemisin

26 reviews

winterdevil's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I maintain that this is a masterclass in worldbuilding and narrative. Highly recommend.

A semi-reread and read. I started it a few years ago right before a vacation, and so I stopped around 65% because I was on vacation and forgot to pick it up again for... years. Nonetheless, I finally got around to reading it all the way through and had the very unique experience of feeling like this book is too big-brained for me but also I cannot find a single flaw. A single drawback. A single area for improvement.

Is it long? Yes. Complex? Yes. But it is also, to me, beyond reproach. The sheer depth of craft (and research) that went into this is undeniable, and after reading it, it's really no mystery how Jemisin keeps collecting awards. The Serena Williams of SFF, y'all.

And so I must stan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism and Pregnancy

seemz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Transphobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

vigil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

what was that???!!??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I can't wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. Ms. Jemison writes she's one of her magical characters. Wowwowow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol

Definitely not a good book for anyone having a tough time with pregnancy or loss of a child.

hikingblues23's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

There are some very heavy parts to this book, but they add to the story in such a way I don't think it would be possible to omit them in any way. There is a transperson in the book, but they do not experience, at least not that is mentioned in major detail, dysmorphia. There is a brief mention of transphobia when

their parents quietly disown them, only in part because they are transgender, not the primary reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism