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The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers):
Most of civilization is settled along the equator of a planet, because the lands closer to the poles are less stable (earthquakes). There are some people that have the ability to control the movements of the earth. They are feared and placed together, away from everyone, until they can control themselves. Or they are killed as children, by communities that do not understand them. That's as far as I got.

Category:
Sci-Fi, maybe

Why I chose this book:
Recommended by the library, won a bunch of awards

My personal opinion:
It seemed like the story was going to build to something great. I wanted to like the book. But with the language and the sex scene, I quit before the 5th chapter was done. So disappointing. I do not recommend this book for anyone.

Warnings
Language: yes, 3 uses of the f-word in the first 5 chapters
Violence: child abuse mentioned
"Adult" situations: explicit sex scene
Death: yes

Movie rating equivalent:
R, or NC-17

Protagonist description:
Each chapter is focused on a different person. Hadn't figured out who was the primary protagonist yet

Point of view of story:
Changed every chapter

Book length:
Didn't get far enough

Story flow:
Decent, but some sections were so hard to absorb because of the writing style that I had a hard time getting into any kind of rhythm with it

Grammar and spelling issues:
Some chapters were written in almost a stream-of-consciousness style- very difficult to follow, very hard to get lost in

Character connection (no spoilers):
None

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