Carrying on the tradition of The Fifth Season, Jemisin nailed the voice of this book. Her narrating style is so unique. Her skills really shine whenever she writes Nassun’s chapters. That uncertainty in the girl’s thoughts. The naivety in how she views certain aspects of the world. The underlying intelligence of her simplicity. It is beautiful … and heartbreaking. Nassun’s path of self-discovery is sad, littered with tragedy and complex father figures–both of whom are broken in their own ways.
The Obelisk Gate was a fantastic read, but not quite on the level of The Fifth Season. We learned a LOT about the world, but the sense of adventure came to a halt. In TFT, we traveled to so many places, and the world revealed itself in layers. In TOG, much of what we learned came in prose. It also lacked the major twist that TFT had.
Stone eaters are awesome btw.
Looking forward to diving straight into book 3.