What a wild book! It really milked my emotions, to the point where I almost couldn't bare it anymore and had to stop listing for a while. But man it was good and that universe was amazing.
I love how Jemisin doesn't shy away from any icky consequenceWhat a wild book! It really milked my emotions, to the point where I almost couldn't bare it anymore and had to stop listing for a while. But man it was good and that universe was amazing.
I love how Jemisin doesn't shy away from any icky consequence of the world she has made and takes us there. Her world building is always all about social consequence rather than tech, but she world builds like a great sci-fi novel. This is the same kind of sci-fi/fantasy that the pern book are, but much much darker. As always themes of oppression are strong in this book, as in her other work.
Part of the story shows how the regime dehumanize people, how they actively dehumanize them self to stay part of the system - to not be thought of as too dangerous - to survive. It is really powerful. The story shows how this treatment breeds paranoia, but also how as an outcast group that paranoia is critical to survival.
The story structure is also an interesting touch - it took me by suprise.
So once again, this book is wild. I think I have to get my bookclub to read something of hers....more
Sidsel Pedersen
is 40% done with The Obelisk Gate: Wow did I listen to almost half the book last night, no wonder it got late. This second book really challenge if you know the characters at all yet. It is still so dark, but it does have small glimmers of hope. The story gets me to question who's narrative of events can be trusted.