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My first book of 2021 by one of my most favorite authors. This has been on my to read list for years -- I just looked and the reason I put it on my list was that it was recommended by Book Riot, and I think it was the first time I had heard of NK Jemisin. How times have changed! I trust her and her stories to take me anywhere she wants to go, and that is the way I wanted to start this year. It was interesting to read this after having read the Broken Earth trilogy -- I can see themes here that s
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tricky reviewing a reread! i don't remember what i said about this book initially but i still find it highly readable and i think jemisin did an excellent job developing her mythology. also making yeine appealing and easy to understand! she makes different choices than i would but i could always understand her reasoning. (case in point: nahadoth. i'm glad you enjoyed yourself yeine but dang nothing about that sex scene with nahadoth made me feel like i'd be inclined to go for that EVER)
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Hello, NK Jemisin is a freaking genius. Thanks for coming to my TedTalk.
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“Love can level the ground between mortals & gods, Yeine. It’s something we’ve learned to respect.”
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“Love can level the ground between mortals & gods, Yeine. It’s something we’ve learned to respect.”
At first I was put off by the blankness of the main character as she is whisked away to a palace in the sky to contend with creepy relatives and gods. Eventually she does fill out a little more as the story gets ever more demented and violent. However, it was weird enough to keep my interest and I'll try the next one...
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The writing was good, but the world a little to dark for my current tastes.
Ohhh this was a pile of fun. This is the kind of book that sucks you in and several hours later spits you out, dazed. It's Jemisin's first published novel, and it's a great debut for sure. Not as polished as her later work, but full of the same fire and inventiveness (and in this case, a great deal of sexiness). Well worth a read, and I'm looking forward to the next book.
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