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The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1)

N.K. Jemisin

Start date: April 1, 2016

Finish date: April 30, 2016

Why we're reading this: It tied in the March Madness poll, and has been deemed the "Alternative pick" by Veronica…more
[close] It tied in the March Madness poll, and has been deemed the "Alternative pick" by Veronica

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Apr 04, 2016 Jlawrence rated it it was amazing

Shelves: sword-and-laser

Astounding: characterization, world-building, writing, and a completely absorbing tale to boot. Excited to read more in the series.

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Aug 30, 2017 Brittany rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sciencefiction

Fascinating and engrossing. Well-built world, well-written plot, fully fleshed-out characters. Jemisin weaves mysteries through the text and helps the reader solve them. An intriguing read. I'll be interested to read the sequel! ...more

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Mar 12, 2017 travelgirlut rated it really liked it

Maybe closer to 3.5 stars, but rounding up for being the first interestingly unique book I've read in a while. It took me a bit to get into the flow of the story, but once I hit my groove it smoothed out. There were a couple events in the story that made me cringe a bit, but they were more personal quibbles than flaws in the book. I love reading stories of societies that have forgotten their past and are rediscovering it. This one leaves me wondering if this is a future Earth or an alternate uni ...more

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Jun 22, 2014 Vir rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, reread, 2015, 2016, 2017

Just love everything about it. Great story, great writing, stunning imagination and ambition.

The three interweaving stories and how they all come together... how it looks at racism and societal subjugation... how it takes a unique look at what we are doing to our environment and comes up with a new twist on the post apocalyptic genre.

I would read anything written by Jemisin.

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