Cliff notes version: Correlation does not equal causation, but... it does sometimes.

I really wanted to love this book, but end up just liking it. The world-building was great, but took up too much of the book in my opinion. The religious and political motifs were a bit much in my opinion. I give the 60% of the book 2 stars, the last 40% 4 stars.

It's too bad we can't give half-stars. I might have given this a 3.5.

I read this book when I was 12 or 13 and really liked it, so I re-read it a bit out of nostalgia. I'm somewhere between a 2 and a 3 on this book. Though as a 13 year old, I may have given it a 5 out of 5.

Best book I've ready all year.

I could have done without some of the archetypes in this book. It's disappointing when authors of fiction find ways to share personal opinion that doesn't add to the story... BUT other than that I had a lot of fun reading this book.