tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post1135960503315239179..comments2024-03-28T15:50:29.884-05:00Comments on The Nature of Things: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin: A reviewDorothy Bordershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-59665886230387104272018-02-09T12:46:38.737-06:002018-02-09T12:46:38.737-06:00It might take a second, or even third, reading to ...It might take a second, or even third, reading to really get to know all the ins and outs of this world. Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-36362151160331712492018-02-09T11:13:56.216-06:002018-02-09T11:13:56.216-06:00I agree with every point you make here. Just when ...I agree with every point you make here. Just when I felt like maybe I knew my way around the Stillness after the first book, the geode and all that goes on there was a whole new world it seemed. But I am so curious about the moon thing. Once I finish the last book, if I still feel not completely sure about what went on, I may read them again.Judy Kruegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11632346091869688862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-35397119717462454882018-02-07T15:27:07.650-06:002018-02-07T15:27:07.650-06:00Yes, Jemisin's world-building is impressive, e...Yes, Jemisin's world-building is impressive, even when it seems to defy the laws of physics, and the characters of Essun and Nassun, orogene outcasts in the still world, are sympathetic and the reader wants them to succeed.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3560838335414244511.post-2877557898454659482018-02-07T15:13:42.700-06:002018-02-07T15:13:42.700-06:00It seems that despite your niggles with this book ...It seems that despite your niggles with this book you still liked it a great deal.Carmenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242364668293349799noreply@blogger.com