More book thoughts.

[theweaselking]

I read "The Fifth Season" and it was really good. My only objection to it is that it's *so clearly* "book 1" - nothing is resolved, there's almost zero story advancement (it's ALL backfill/flashback), and the primary motivation of the main character, the entire thing the whole plot is about? Stays not just unresolved, but *zero* progress is made on it, through the whole book.

It makes me want book 2!

It does not make me think book 1 deserves an award. If books 2 and 3 are as good as 1, I'd give The Trilogy a nomination and an award, but I hesitate to give one to The Fifth Season

Comments

[kaph.livejournal.com]

This is only tangentially related, but have you read Nimona? It's a graphic novel, for some reason publicized as YA, though by no means restricted to that age group. I thought it was fantastic and hilarious, and really hope people will consider nominating it.

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I have read Nimona, as a webcomic! I liked it very much.

[jazzfish]

Argh. Hadn't realised it was a Book 1. I'll be holding off, then.

(I'm sympathetic to the "if readers don't buy book 1 there might not be a book 2" argument. But as a reader I have no way to send a 'no more bound book-fragments' signal to publishers other than by not buying bound book-fragments.)

[andrewducker]

I shall look forward to it. I enjoyed the Inheritance Trilogy an awful lot, but bounced off of the Dreamblood trilogy. This one looked more like my thing though.

[andrewducker]

Noted: It was.

And I agree with your critique.