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I had heard glowing reviews of this book, purchased it on sale for my Kindle, and received it as a selection in the Politics and Prose book club...and yet it sat unread for months. I finally picked it up last weekend and was initially afraid that the fact that the main character is revealed to be a grieving mother in the prologue would be too much for me to handle. I am so glad I continued on, though. This was intricate, complex, interesting, and compulsively readable. The world-building was rea
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This was amazingly good, almost a perfect book. 3 women's voices, showing us a land of fear, and power, and major plate tectonics. A must read if you like your fiction with a touch of sciency magic, or if you have apocalyptic leanings.
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I’m a member of the Star Wars generation, so I’m no stranger to science fiction. But, when I’m entering a new world, it takes a minute to get oriented. You have to learn the new names of characters, of countries/planets, of curse words. With Jemisin, it took me a little longer (or maybe I’m just getting old!), but once I got the hang of the vernacular, I enjoyed the sandbox that I was playing in. I’m still having a hard time picturing some of the players, but the world is clear. I look forward t
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This is the kind of novel that gives scifi a good name.
Mar 10, 2018
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