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bentgaidin's review
4.0
I reread this because of the new ebook omnibus edition, and this is still a powerful and poetic novel. I feel like there might be something interesting in a comparison of this to N. K. Jemisin's 'The Fifth Season.' That's a book about the repeated end of the world, about anger, injustice, and the failure of societies to their people, whereas 'All the Windwracked Stars' is about the repeated end of the world, grief, guilt, and the failures of people to other people. I don't know that I've got the energy to do that essay the justice it deserves, so instead you should just go read this book, and think about surviving. and the guilt you can carry for other people's failings.
athenalindia's review
4.0
Elizabeth Bear is one of my favourite authors these days, but I struggled with the start of All the Windwracked Stars. I don't mind being plunged in at the deep end and left to figure my own way out, but this world was so alien, built on such different assumptions that just a tiny bit more of a roadmap would have been helpful.
Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.
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Note: The rest of this review has been withdrawn due to the changes in Goodreads policy and enforcement. You can read why I came to this decision here.
In the meantime, you can read the entire review at Smorgasbook
tundragirl's review
5.0
Wow. I can't begin to describe this book, or how beautiful the writing is. The first few chapters had me thinking that I wouldn't be able to get through it, but then something shifted and suddenly I couldn't get enough. I'm happy to see that it's the first of a series.