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CRussel · 09-02-2018, 02:19 PM

I just finished N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season, the first in her Broken Earth trilogy. This was the Hugo Award winner for best novel in 2016, and I can certainly see why. That being said, my own reactions to it are rather more mixed. I had a horrible time getting into it, nearly giving up a couple of times, but after about 40% I finally started to figure out what was happening, and as it started to make (a little) sense, I made more progress. When I finished, I realized I couldn't put a rating on it. Could be anywhere between 2 stars to 4 stars for me, and I'm going back and forth on the rating. Will I read the next? Oh, definitely. But NOT right away. I need a break from it and will try something a bit more mindless. Next up, Skeen's Leep from Jo Clayton.

09-02-2018, 02:19 PM	#27478
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	I just finished N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season, the first in her Broken Earth trilogy. This was the Hugo Award winner for best novel in 2016, and I can certainly see why. That being said, my own reactions to it are rather more mixed. I had a horrible time getting into it, nearly giving up a couple of times, but after about 40% I finally started to figure out what was happening, and as it started to make (a little) sense, I made more progress. When I finished, I realized I couldn't put a rating on it. Could be anywhere between 2 stars to 4 stars for me, and I'm going back and forth on the rating. Will I read the next? Oh, definitely. But NOT right away. I need a break from it and will try something a bit more mindless. Next up, *Skeen's Leep* from Jo Clayton.