Stone Sky

I can walk away from this one feeling largely satisfied. There is the twinge of wanting more--but that in itself speaks to a level of satisfaction. I would like the story to continue... But I'm okay stopping here too.

I don't think either of the last books will ever be able to match the first book in terms of pure artistry. There are aspects of the world building introduced in Book 2 that I wasn't a huge fan of, and that carries into this book as well. But this one is where all the questions get answered, and I can't rate it any less for satisfactorily answering them.

I didn't find this concluding novel as absorbing as the first two books, but it masterfully pulls everything together in the same wait-who's-talking-now interleaving of viewpoints and timelines, and simulateneously presents themes that seem both on the nose and how did she come up with this epic narrative? And it ends (is it an end?) on some serious emotional notes.

I enjoyed the trilogy, but didn't find it particularly outstanding overall.

Great story. Ended stronger than it started which was great. I found the first and second person switching to be fatiguing and didn't appreciate that approach to storing telling for this particular story.

Characters were fairly well developed and the story was fleshed out enough to not have any annoying holes. It was exceptionally well written and the cadence of writing married well with the content making it easy to comprehend.

In the end it isn't something I would re-read, but I very much enjoyed reading it once.

I had two write a whole Journal entry to process that I finished this book. There is so much in this trilogy. It is in every way perfection. What a worthwhile, intense and emotional journey. What a beautiful mind that crafted this story. I am in awe (and also totally devastated and will randomly start crying throughout the day when I remember the end)

Final novel in the Broken Earth trilogy. A world with extreme geological instability, wracked by frequent extinction events. The people of this planet have learned to survive as best they can, and to blame their lot on father earth and the Orogenes - people born with the ability to control rocks and subdue earthquakes. The series follows Essun and her daughter Nassun - powerful Orogenes who must decide whether to save a planet full of peope who would subjugate and murder them.

These books are so powerfully written, full of characters in difficult situations who aren’t always like-able in their every reaction, but are always complex and full of interiority. I would recommend anything by Jemisin.