The Stone Sky
Ratings556
Average rating4.4
Great end to a fantastic trilogy. Pacing was a bit off in places, but it didn't detract from the book too much.
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.
What a great surprise this whole trilogy has been! A deeply humanistic story about broken families, traumas, loneliness, and coming of age stories (two). It starts as a seemingly fantasy novel to become sci-fi later. The author, throughout the book, shows us only the required minimum to understand the situations, so we are constantly in this mysterious place. It plays out great. I was really engulfed in the story and relationships between the characters. I am also really happy with the ending, which was dramatic, even stressful, but managed to tie all the strings together and not lean on trivialities.
Novel ini melanjutkan kisah dunia yang terguncang oleh peristiwa apokaliptik dan berfokus pada perjuangan dua karakter utama, Essun dan putrinya Nassun, yang masing-masing memiliki kekuatan luar biasa untuk mengendalikan energi bumi.
The Stone Sky menekankan pada hubungan ibu-anak yang kompleks antara Essun dan Nassun. Kedua karakter memiliki tujuan yang sangat berbeda: Essun berusaha menyelamatkan dunia, sementara Nassun, yang trauma dengan segala penderitaan yang dialaminya, mempertimbangkan untuk menghancurkannya.
Di penutup seri ini terungkap bagaimana bulan menghilang dan bagaimana asal mula sebuah kota spektakular di masa lalu runtuh karena ambisi manusia untuk menguasai dunia. Juga bagaimana hubungannya dengan Hoa dan Antimony.
Salah satu aspek paling menarik dari The Stone Sky adalah cara Jemisin menggambarkan sejarah dan sains fiksi spekulatif, menggabungkan unsur magis dengan konsep ilmiah tentang energi dan geologi. Ini menciptakan dunia yang terasa nyata meskipun fiksi, dengan lapisan makna yang mendalam. Secara keseluruhan, The Stone Sky adalah akhir yang memuaskan untuk trilogi The Broken Earth.
I wish it was eye-read. The first two books were totally fine in audio, but in this case I think I've lost something not having the visual support.
Maybe I read these book too fast after each other, but by this point I really didn't care any more. I didn't like this version of Shaffa, Ykka and Tonke could have been in this more in my opinion and Essun was just starting to get really boring.
I also felt the ending was really anticlimactic. I don't know what I expected because they talked about catching the Moon in book 2 already, so of course that is where this book ends. But it just felt very useless. There was really no more conflicted by that point. We have known this was the plan since book 2, and then it just happened. They just do it. That not even in the middle, all the way at the end. I was just very done and bored by the end.
Como falar de The Stone Sky sem antes falar sobre o racismo e a xenofobia que permeiam toda a nossa sociedade? Sem falar sobre o medo do diferente e a forma injusta e dolorosa da qual nosso mundo foi construído?
The Stone Sky, diferentemente dos outros dois primeiros livros que abordam mais a crueldade do mundo e a forma como a vida de todos é afetada pelo preconceito e discriminação, fala sobre esperança e o que pode ser feito para um futuro melhor. Mais do que um livro, The Stone Sky é uma sugestão para todos nós, do que podemos fazer para melhorar o mundo em que vivemos.
O livro não nos deixa enganar entretanto: algumas coisas estão quebradas demais para serem consertadas, mas, como o próprio livro nos diz, para que lamentar um mundo que está quebrado? Nós precisamos nos enraivecer por ele ter sido construído assim em primeiro lugar.
The Stone Sky é uma história incrivelmente humana e profunda, que nos traz uma complexidade intensa. Uma leitura que vai te abalar e com certeza te fará refletir no seu papel no mundo.
4.5 ⭐️
I feel so mixed about this one. The story telling was completely on par with The Fifth Season and Obelisk Gate. However I could not get past the fact that what took Nassun a lifetime to master, her daughter figured out on her own as a child in 2 years. Yes, Nassun had internalized trauma to overcome and a lot of unlearning to do, and her daughter did not have to deal with these things, but it still felt unrealistic. And then her daughter was able to do what she couldn't? Also,
—maybe it's just me—but I never really felt sympathetic toward Shaffa until the very end and I resented that N.K. Jemison was pushing me into empathy.
I initially rounded-up to 5 stars because of how masterfully Jemison connects human relationships, power dynamics, and environmental protection, and weaves it all into an gripping narrative, but after a few days I'm feeling annoyed, so we're rounding down to 4.
Read for the NK Jemisin Readalong hosted by The Curious Owl on YT.
This ended just as I imagined it to. There was no other way.
Book: 3/5 stars
Series: 4/5 stars
This book should not exist. So little happens, so much is padded with meaningless blabbering.
There are dialogues with one line per page, filled with the authors, sometimes nonsensical, blabbering in between. It's a pity such an awesome series ends in such an unsatisfying way.
The explanations given are chaotic, illogical and just hand waved away.
The prose got to me at the end, in a bad way. The first 2 books were stuffed with so much awesomeness that the weird prose did not bother me too much but once you are left with not much story and just the prose, that is often hard to comprehend, it gets old quickly. Had to force myself to read through it.
Overall it was not a ‘bad' book, it just pales in comparison to the first two books which are masterpieces.
Still one of the best series I have read in the last years. Would recommend.
N. K. Jemisinin Murtunut maailma -trilogian kolmas osa Kivinen taivas saattaa päätökseen palkitun fantasiasarjan, joka kuvaa lohdutonta vulkaanisen aktiivisuuden repimää maailmaa (jonka nimi on, tietysti, Tyynimaa). Trilogian ensimmäinen osa esitteli tarinan päähenkilön, Essunin maailmassa, joka oli suistunut tuhoon ja kaaokseen sekä yleisellä että yksityisellä tasolla. Tyynimaa oli juuri revennyt kahtia ja peittymässä vuosisatoja kestävään vulkaaniseen talveen. Palattuaan kotiin Essun löytää pienen poikansa kuolleena, isänsä tappamana. Isä on lähtenyt perheen tytär mukanaan.
Ensimmäinen osa Viides vuodenaika keskittyi esittelemään maailmaa ja orogeenejä, joilla on synnynnäisiä kykyjä aistia ja ohjata mannerlaattojen liikkeitä ja luonnonvoimia. Tämä on Tyynimaassa äärimmäisen tarpeellinen taito, mutta orogeenit ovat silti yhteiskunnan alimmaista pohjasakkaa: parhaimmillaan hyväksikäytettäviä työkaluja, mutta useimmiten heidät vain tapetaan kohdattaessa. Toinen osa Obeliskiportti saattaa Essunin kiinnostavaan, orogeenien hallitsemaan yhteisöön ja esittelee Essunille ja lukijoille aivan uudenlaisia voimia, joista vahvoillakaan orogeeneilla ei ole kunnollista käsitystä. Essunin tytär Nassun nousee myös vahvempaan asemaan. Essun alkaa myös saada käsitystä, miten maailman voisi mahdollisesti pelastaa.
Näistä asetelmista Kivinen taivas alkaa ja on Hugo-palkintonsa arvoinen lopetusosa trilogialle. Sekä Essun että Nassun lähestyvät tahoillaan kysymystä maailman kohtalosta. Onko maailma pelastettavissa? Pitääkö se pelastaa, vai pitäisikö koko roska vain tuhota vieläkin perusteellisemmin? Maailma syvenee entisestään, kun kirjan mystinen kertojaääni kuvaa aikaa tuhansia vuosia ennen nykyistä Tyynimaata. Millainen oli se huikea sivilisaatio, jonka raunioilla Tyynimaa seisoo, ja jonka tekojen seurauksista nykyiset sukupolvet saavat yhä maksaa?
Jemisin on lumoava kertoja. Tarina vetää mukaansa tehokkaasti ja maailma on hyvin poikkeuksellinen. Jemisinin luomat henkilöt pohtivat isoja, syvällisiä kysymyksiä. Maailman pelastaminen ei ole triviaali juttu, joka ilmiselvästi tehdään. Tehtävä on vaikea, sen hinta on kova, eikä sitä välttämättä edes halua tehdä. Ihmistä kun ei voi loputtomiin kohdella kaltoin ja sen jälkeen odottaa tämän suhtautuvan maailmaan ymmärryksellä ja rakkaudella. Sitä sanomaa Jemisin toistaa kerta toisensa jälkeen. Erilaisten ihmisten oikeudenmukainen kohtelu nousee taas kerran vahvaksi teemaksi.
Murtunut maailma ei ole tässä suhteessa kuitenkaan mustavalkoinen tai yksioikoinen. Sen maailma on monisävyinen, eikä siitä ole tunnistettavissa aivan yksiselitteisiä hyviä ja pahoja. No, tiettyjen valtaapitävien tahojen suhtautuminen orogeeneihin tai näiden edeltäjiin on silkkaa pahuutta, mutta yksilötasolla sävyt ovat monipuolisempia.
Koko trilogia ansaitsee vahvan suosituksen. On huikea saavutus voittaa trilogian jokaisella osalla arvostettu kirjallisuuspalkinto, mutta Murtunut maailma on todellakin huikea kokonaisuus. Suomentaja Mika Kivimäki on myös tehnyt hyvää työtä kirjojen parissa, näitä kirjoja on ollut ilo lukea.
What a fantastic conclusion to an already wonderful series! This ties everything up so beautifully.
It has felt like an age since I was entirely engrossed by a book series, but The Broken Earth trilogy had me from beginning to end and what an end! Maybe There's an expectation for things to expand out in this last volume considering the enormity of the quest, but N.K. Jemisin still keeps it centred on the complicated and emotional story of a mother and daughter and their own personal quests to create a world better than the one they were born into. Coming from different perspectives, conflict is an easy route to take, but Jemisin infuses it with much more humanity and a great understanding of that familial relationship where love, hurt and enmity exist in the same space. The greater world changing events are certainly a big part of this last volume, but it's the emotional core that is teased out between that had me thoroughly enjoying the story and being highly satisfied with the conclusion.
Overall I thought the whole trilogy was very good - unique, great characters and a highly enjoyable to read all around.
7.5/10
The viewpoints are still the strongest part of these books. The addition of the flashback viewpoint from the tuners is amazing!
However, at some point during this or the last book, the magic system has become too complex and confusing. I am not able to fully immerse myself in the final confrontation as the overly complex description of how magic and orogeny are used takes something away from the underlying story/plot points.
Maybe this will all be clearer on a reread.
Unlike most other readers, I was intrigued by [b:The Fifth Season 19161852 The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth, #1) N.K. Jemisin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1386803701l/19161852.SY75.jpg 26115977] but not blown away. However, the last two books accomplished what the first book failed to do. The Stone Sky in particular, is such a wonderful examination of generational trauma and conflicted motherhood. During that final showdown, I couldn't help but cry. Jemisin wrote Essun and Nassun's grief and other conflicting emotions so well, that like Hoa, I couldn't help but feel for both of them in those final moments .I've seen other reviewers complain about Essun's character and I just don't get where they are coming from. Essun's resilience strength and kindness, in spite of all she has gone through is nothing short of awe-inspiring. By the end, Jemisin reminds us again (as she has done throughout the series) of the importance of community and a strong support system.The history and lore of the Stillness are fascinating and I will definitely be rereading this to catch all the details and nuances I missed this time around.My fantasy reads this year have been so much better than my romance reads. Almost every fantasy series I have touched this year has been gold but most of the romance I read fell flat. I may have to skew towards more fantasy next year as it seems like that is what I am craving ( or maybe romance authors just had an off year
En teoría esta trilogía se oye muy bien, por lo que creo que puede tener una buena adaptación. La historia se me hace interesante y también creo todo el mundo de N.K. Jemisin es muy original y los personajes no me desagradan. El problema esta al leerla, es que no me emociona nada agarrar el libro, no sé si será la traducción, pero creo que viene desde el original. Ya intentaré después algún otro libro de la autora, pero no creo que sea un un futuro cercano.
Sadly, my difficulty to get involved in the story due to its absolute complexity lasted till the end of this book.
I still feel like I missed so many things. I feel at the end this complexity ( especially the vocabulary) didn't add anything to the story.
Still a 3,5 because it is good but oh my it is difficult to read.
Omg, just omg. This trilogy was so freaking good. The way she put everything. The writing was beautiful the story thrilling. How, with every answer, you get a new question. I loved it.
Wow i Finished this book and just wowow. Still wasn't excited the book ended at 90% on my ereader, but that is an incredibly minor nit to pick.
An incredible ending to an incredible series. This book is a little different than the others, but as the ending book of the series I think it had to be. I may or may not have cried near the end of this book.
CAWPILE SCORE
C-9
A-10
W-10
P-9
I-8
L-8
E-9
TOTAL-9/10
CAWPILECharacters.so much was learned in this book. while i understand the point of waiting to have Hoa's voice till the end, when you actaully learn it was him all along. I loved his viewpoints and seeing the past and what happened in the shattering. Finding out that Hoa is telling Stone Essun her life story and that they are going to be together making the world a better place. so amazingEssun i felt like did quite a lot less in this book. but thats part of her progression. she does less while doing more, because she can't use her orogeny, but has to rely on others. I was sad to see Lerna die. :( "winning" the fight by letting go, and loving her daughterNassun, i still have a bit of trouble seeing her as a more powerful orogeny/magic user than her mom, but i'm willing to overlook it for the sake of the story, which is powerful. When Nassun saw that her mother was reaching for her and that she loved her that was so amazing. I really felt like the essence of a 10-11 year old was captured in this book more than in the 2nd book.Schaffa still a dick, even though he's mostly unconscious for this book.Atmospherean incredibly vived and definitly unique atmosphere, it definitly draws you in and you get absorbed into itWritingThe writing is still incredibly, definitely didn't sag or lower itself after writing 3 books. still incredibly beautiful writing and prose.PlotAs the concluding book in the series, the plot was brought to the front more so than in previous books, which sometimes had a couple of inconsistencies with me. mainly involving father earth. but again not enough to turn me awayIntrigueThe Worldbuilding that we learn in this book is just incredibly and really had me coming back for more, every time I opened the book.LogicThe logic of the characters felt consistent and realisticEnjoymentwhile i can't give it a 10/10 on enjoyment, i really did enjoy reading this book, but i doubt many rereads will happen.
I will be talking about it on Libromancy 05/02/2021 https://libromancy.podbean.com/
This review was a guest post at Ity Reads Books: The Stone Sky
Be prepared to have your emotions go through a grinder. N. K. Jemisin is a master at building up conflict and keeping readers engaged. And this time she is pitting mother against daughter. Both believe they know what is right for the world, but one chooses to destroy that which is broken and the other wants to right the wrongs that were done to Father Earth.
The way love is portrayed throughout The Broken Earth Trilogy is complex and messy. Different characters love for different reasons, and their lives have impacted how they love. This level of reality in emotions I have never seen done before. And as the story pulled Nassun and Essun back together, it built this cacophony between the two because of how they perceived love and what was acceptable.
Not only do the characters drive this story forward, but so do the cleverly placed bits of history that have been laid down leading up to The Stone Sky. I have never been so invested in learning about the history of a fantasy world. And N.K. Jemisin brought it all to a head as she started revealing actual scenes from before the shattering. And true to style, no details are spared, allowing readers to see how the atrocities of the world they are reading about came to be.
I don't want to let go of this world. I wish there were more books to read. It will be very hard for me to find another set of books that can top The Broken Earth Trilogy. I highly recommend this to fans of dark fantasy.
