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What Members Thought
So many mixed feelings about this one. I had picked it up at a local bookstore in St. Paul, MN (Subtext Books, CHECK THEM OUT!) last Thanksgiving, and finally got around to reading it.
This book is an interesting blend of fantasy and science fiction elements, and I loved the concept of orogeny--though I was sometimes, especially in the beginning of the book, utterly confused by how it worked.
Like many others, I am put off by second person POV (moreso than first person POV), and so I greatly dis ...more
This book is an interesting blend of fantasy and science fiction elements, and I loved the concept of orogeny--though I was sometimes, especially in the beginning of the book, utterly confused by how it worked.
Like many others, I am put off by second person POV (moreso than first person POV), and so I greatly dis ...more
Decent story, but it loses half a star for the use of present tense throughout and half a star for the use of second person present tense in the Essun chapters. Harsh perhaps, but it really annoyed me.
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