6/27/2023 0 Comments The obelisk gate book![]() ![]() Told only from two main POV and one minor POV, Essun’s POV is where I had tons of problems with. It’s not a surprise, I knew right after finishing the first book that the second book won’t be as good, but I just didn’t expect it to be this much. For reasons I can’t mention to avoid spoilers, I’ll just say that the first book has the advantage of being fresh in every element Jemisin implemented and in my opinion, she failed to live up to it. To summarize my mixed feelings about this book, The Obelisk Gate is majorly inflicted with the infamous second book syndrome. ![]() I am severely disappointed with it and as usual, I will always be honest with my ratings and reviews regardless of the majority’s opinions, so here it is. Believe me when I say that I truly wish I could love this book the same way but I just can’t. It’s a work of a genius and I gave it 4.5 stars. At the time of posting this review, out of 12470 ratings, less than 200 readers rated this book below 3 stars, I am one of them. This is probably the most unpopular opinion I ever wrote so far. Sadly, it’s not a happy coincidence because I highly disagree with it. The Obelisk Gate just won the Hugo Award 2017 for Best Novel of the year category, and coincidentally, I finished reading the book on the same day the result of the award was announced. ![]()
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