- Hardcover: 480 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; First Edition edition (19 May 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593014189
- ISBN-13: 978-0593014189
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,743,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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‘Tepper creates a true refuge, one of those rare worlds into which the reader can escape completely’ Locus
‘This book possess just about every possible virtue that one could ask of a fantasy novel’ Booklist
‘Remember reading? Really reading. I mean… the way I read in childhood – for knowledge, for transformation, for suvival – that’s how I found myself reading Sheri S. Tepper’s exhilarating new science fiction novel Sideshow’ Village Voice
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Pamela Don is a young woman scarred by her mother's death and lured to a priesthood where truth must be hidden from the faithful. Thrasne is a young boatman who trades from town to town, free from the iron control of the Towers of the Awakeners. These two, both by accident and design, are about to discover many truths.
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Format:Paperback
Well, it has an interesting and very imaginative background world, which is always a good starting point for a fantasy novel. The characters, while interesting, did not often endear themselves to me. The storyline itself was sluggish in pace, but I found it well written. If you enjoy fantasy, and can live without much character development and don't mind the slow pace, I would recommend it; despite it's flaws, I found it enjoyable and thought provoking to read.
Ultimately; Worth reading.
Ultimately; Worth reading.
Format:Paperback
I thought the worldbuilding and overal plot of this book was interesting, and it was that which kept me wanting to read to the end. There were quite a cast of characters to keep track of, many with strange and difficult to remember names. I struggled a bit with that-keeping track of who's who.
It was an interesting read, and the storyline (with its religious themes) definitely appealed to me. Unfortunately, what really let the book down for me was the characters. Not one of them did I really come to care for, or really sympathize with. They were interesting because they were a means through which the story could be told, but as individuals, I thought they were all pretty forgettable and lacking personality.
It was an interesting read, and the storyline (with its religious themes) definitely appealed to me. Unfortunately, what really let the book down for me was the characters. Not one of them did I really come to care for, or really sympathize with. They were interesting because they were a means through which the story could be told, but as individuals, I thought they were all pretty forgettable and lacking personality.
Format:Paperback
Tepper takes a temporary turn away from feminism with The Awakeners (yay), but the ecological slant is still there. The Awakeners has a very large cast of characters, and although she does her usual brilliant job of making them all individuals, occasionally I really just wished there were only two or three main characters to follow.
The book starts out slowly, but is solid throughout. I didn't care for Pamra Don, but I suppose that's part of the point of the book - and to explain more would be to give away the plot, so I won't.
I recommend The Awakeners for being a good read, with very good points to make while still being enjoyable. Overall, though, I still prefer her later works such as Six Moon Dance and The Family Tree.
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A winding tale that doesn't really take you anywhere.
This is a novel that brilliantly shows the stupidity of the human race and the herd instinct of our rather backward species. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2001
Not to Tepper's usual standard
The plot lines jump around rather too much and when combined with the rather thin characterisation this tends to produce a book which it is difficult to stay with. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2000
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