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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

10 reviews

talonsontypewriters's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Colonisation, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Violence, Classism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death of parent, Torture, War, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Sexual content, and Incest

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and Rape

dkranenburg99's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

 “Whether you live or die is irrelevant. You are Arameri, and like all of us, you will serve.”

After completing the masterpiece that is The Broken Earth Trilogy, I knew I had to check out the rest of what NK Jemisin has to offer and her debut did not disappoint. A succession fraught with gods and magic? Sign me up. Jemisin's authorial voice continues to draw me in and get a few solid laughs from me, the main character's internal monologue was so fun and never grew stale. This is a book where I can say it was the right length for the story it is telling. I'm interested to see where this trilogy goes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual assault, War, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence

Minor: Self harm and Pedophilia

nixieba25f's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Body horror, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cannibalism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Murder, Racism, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, War, Torture, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, and Violence

mossgoblins's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Although N.K. Jemison’s Broken Earth trilogy is one of my all time favorite series, I didn’t resonate strongly with this book. It is one of her first books, so perhaps it is simply that she has grown so much as an author since, but I found the characters less complex in The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, the plot confusing, and the setting merely satisfactory. I can’t recommend this book as more than just a mildly entertaining read, but I do highly recommend Jemison’s later works- in particular: The Fifth Season. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, Blood, Emotional abuse, Incest, Torture, Confinement, Body horror, Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Slavery

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

laguerrelewis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Is anyone surprised? This book has all the hallmarks of why we love Jemisin: a rich, exciting, creative world, compelling characters, and a narrative voice unlike any other I’ve read period, much less in this genre. I have the whole trilogy, and I’m excited to see where the story builds from here. It’s great to see where Jemisin began to carve out her place in the line of great novelists, and she popped out almost fully polished and ready to go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Torture, Grief, Slavery, Body horror, Gore, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death of parent, Incest, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

readingelli's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Incest, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Slavery, War, and Torture

ruthlessreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was one of the best fantasy novels I've read in a long time. It is spectacularly written with characters that you love & grow close to quickly and some that you hate. It has a plot that would satisfy even the most discerning of readers and I can't wait to read the next book & find out where the story is going next. 

When Yeine Darr's mother dies, she is called to the throne of the king & given the shock of a lifetime: she is the granddaughter of the king & he has named her heiress, throwing her into the middle of a vicious & brutal competition for the throne of the Hundred Thousand Kingdoms. However, as her relationship with the Enefadah (gods who were enslaved by the ruling class after losing a cosmic war against their sibling) deepens & begins to change, Yeine learns more secrets about the throne than she ever could have imagined. When she finally learns something about herself that shakes her to her core, she must decide how to use this new discovery to her advantage before time runs out & the next heir to the throne is chosen!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Confinement, Death of parent, Slavery, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Classism, Alcohol, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, War, Abandonment, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, and Drug use

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The Gods are HOT and everyone is down BAD for them, the other Gods especially. 7/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Racism, and War

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The character voice is really strong. It took me a little time to warm up to the sotry, but the world is so interesting, and once you've got a steady footing in the universe it's a really good read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Incest, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, and Slavery

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

coffinfinite's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

After struggling to find a book that gripped me for some time, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms was a welcome re-discovery. I vaguely remembered reading it in 2015 and enjoying it, so I picked it up again and was swept away in a fast paced, vivid adventure set in a terrifying fantasy world where a single family wields power with an iron fist bestowed upon them by the "true God" of the Bright. The depiction of enslaved Godlings and political machinations set against a backdrop of the Sky, a beautiful but deadly seat of power, kept me entranced from start to finish. Our heroine, Yeine, is dropped into an impossible-to-win power struggle for the throne of Sky,  and her only allies are the unpredictable and at times unfathomable Enefadeh, broken Godlings who have a plan of their own when it comes to the succession of power. As the story unfolds with flashbacks and dream sequences alongside the fortnight of terror Yeine must endure as the day of the succession draws near, Jemisin's beautiful prose kept me spellbound to the very end. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy - and perhaps even to those who find the genre dubious.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Murder, and Religious bigotry