The Fifth Season: Every age must come to an end by N. K. Jemisin was recommended on a list of good books. This is the first book in the Broken Earth series and have enjoyed other books by Jemisin.
Started: 10/7/2019
Completed: 10/12/2019
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Words for which I sought help:
redolent -- fragrant or sweet-smelling
spavined -- suffering from or affected by spavin. Being of or marked by a decrepit or being broken-down condition.
Review:
Jemisin builds worlds that are starkly different from our current world, but introduces them so gradually with a pinch of this odd thing or a snippet of that alien concept that one does not even realize how unfamiliar this should all be. Through this gradual introduction Jemisin has the reader buying into the world and its constructs without even having to think about how odd it is. This ability to create a consistent and coherent world and then introduce it as though it were a familiar environment is an incredible execution of craft.
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