Then there is the young girl Damaya, shunned by her own family, isolated in a barn, filthy and reported to the Fulcrum’s Guardian who took her in, ostensibly to be trained, so that she would no longer be a danger to herself, and to others. In The Fifth Season, the reader gets to hear three distinct voices: the 42-year old Essun whose young son’s dead body in their home has brought her to a state of catatonia, while her husband, presumed killer of said dead son, has left their comm (community) with their oldest daughter in tow. Her dedication alone made my hackles (if I had them) rise: For all those who have to fight for the respect that everyone else is given without question. So it does say a lot about Nemisin’s literary skill that her attention to form and structure is also matched by her attention to depth and brilliance in characterization that each one literally shines. This book (and correct me if I am mistaken sci-fi aficionados) is the real sci-fi shiznit – complete with its own detailed history organized according to Seasons, marked by major cataclysmic events. A full description can be seen in Appendix 1, whereas Appendix 2 contains a glossary of terms used “in all quartents of the stillness.”Ordinarily, I would have turned that right off. Too many unfamiliar names and locations, too much patience required to get acquainted with terminologies that are peculiar to a particular place at a specific time that I may not really care too much about. Too often, I get impatient with the world-building aspect that I can’t get past it. I have to confess that I am not what one would call a sci-fi geek. Published by: Orbit, 2015 ISBN: 0316229296 (ISBN13: 9780316229296) Literary Awards: Hugo Award for Best Novel (2016), Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (2015), Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (2016), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2015) As we celebrate fantasy, the legendary, and the mythical, I felt that this is as good time as any to discover for myself what the fuss is about. These two novels have been receiving a huge deal of hype over the past several months, and I knew I wanted to read them before the year ends.
Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC).Literary Voyage Around The World Reading Challenge 2018.#WomenReadWomen2019 (A Year Of Women Reading Women) Reading Progress.
#ReadIntl2020 (Year Of International Literature) Reading Progress.
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