This beautifully written novel treads on the edge of despair, but ends with love -- and death. The novel is set in South Africa after the end of apartheid, and the tensions of the situation permeate the novel. The protagonist, a 50-ish professor who is dismissed and disgraced because of his affair with a student, is not likable, which can make the novel tough. He does learn, however, from his relationships with various people, including his daughter. At times the novel is painful to read, but I am very glad that I did. ( )

A los cincuenta y dos años, David Lurie tiene poco de lo que enorgullecerse. Con dos divorcios a sus espaldas, apaciguar el deseo es su única aspiración; sus clases en la universidad son un mero trámite para él y para los estudiantes. Cuando se destapa su relación con una alumna, David, en un acto de soberbia, preferirá renunciar a su puesto antes que disculparse en público. Rechazado por todos, abandona Ciudad del Cabo y va a visitar la granja de su hija Lucy. Allí, David verá hacerse añicos todas sus creencias en una tarde de violencia implacable... ( )

2.4

I thought the first book in this series was mind-blowingly epic, but this one takes the cake.

I can tell you that this book is written in 1st, 2nd and 3rd perspectives but that's not going to matter. Experiencing the elegance in the authors masterful writing abilities is going to be like nothing you've read before.

Harrow wasn't one of my favorite characters from the first book, but this book changed my perspective on her as a person. As we discover what it really means to be apart of the Emperor's team, we also get a deep dive into her childhood, and the events that shaped her.

Once we hit the 75% part I about fell out of my chair. Exactly what I was hoping for happened, and it was epic, amazing, all the keywords. But the ending left me in wtf land. Now with the announcement of a 4th book in this series, I'm just reeling at all the possibilities for where this story is going to go.

Tamsyn's necromancers are A , one of the best renditions I've ever come across. The darkness in the world building, the multi-dimension aspects, the political intrigue, all of it, so fantastic. This book lacked no where.

You're going to love this book if you like different from the norm scifi, sarcastic characters, double crossing, and the strange and unusual. ( )

South Africa, Booker 1999 ( )