5/18/2023 0 Comments The obelisk gate![]() In general, I have some misgivings about the character logic in this series, because there are strange inconsistencies. But she speaks, because in the end she is her mother’s daughter, and if Essun has done nothing else, she has trained her little girl to survive. Another small, quiet tragedy, amid so many others. Her attitude towards the revelation that her father killed her brother is willful ignorance, which makes a kind of sense, but I did not think the self-control realistic for a child, and it conflicts with her reaction to other events later in the novel. ![]() Nassun I liked, but found less convincing. I can’t decide if she is a crude hero or a straight-up antihero, but here she leans towards darker shades. Essun continues to be a compelling protagonist. The perspective has shifted to a split between Essun and her daughter, Nassun, with occasional interludes from other characters. In fact, it does exactly what a good middle book should do – raises the stakes, and sets us up for the big finish. ![]() I find middle books in a trilogy can be messy, expanding the plot without tidying whatever was carried over from the first book, but this one does not lose its vision. ![]() The Obelisk Gate is a formidably good read. I rattled through this 400 page continuation in one sitting, which is always a compelling argument in any book’s favour. ![]()
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