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A review by obiterocelot
The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
adventurous
emotional
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
4.25
Read if you love: complex characters, unique magic systems, the end of the world, shiny rocks, solar punk, detailed world building, science kinda, doomsday prepping, daddy issues, mummy issues, younger men, uncanny valley, the Horizon games.
Avoid if you love: happy families, happy endings, being a racist POS, people being nice to each other, the moon.
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From the beginning you get the sense that this is not going to be a happy ending. Which means you watch every decision made knowing it’s leading to something that’s going to hurt.
It’s an ending that will sit with you. And it feels sad, but it also feels a little hopeful. And I know I said it wasn’t a happy ending but hell no matter how it happened, I hope that I can go out in life having experienced as much love as Essun did.
Avoid if you love: happy families, happy endings, being a racist POS, people being nice to each other, the moon.
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It’s an ending that will sit with you. And it feels sad, but it also feels a little hopeful. And I know I said it wasn’t a happy ending but hell no matter how it happened, I hope that I can go out in life having experienced as much love as Essun did.