Reviews tagging 'War'

The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin

29 reviews

anniehayez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I am so obsessed with N.K. Jemisin. I think this book really cemented her as my favorite author. Even thought it’s not my favorite of hers it shows just how masterful she is at all kinds of world building. My favorite genre is high fantasy and this gave me everything I needed. The politics had me hooked as did the mystery aspect. Somehow the very unique and cool magic was the least interesting thing in the book (and it was still awesome). You can tell it’s her debut because there are hints of the way she plays with the narrative perspectives and styles. It is done well but no where near what she is able to achieve in the broken earth trilogy. For anyone else this book may have been their masterpiece but this was just her first draft. I am in awe and can’t wait to see how the rest of this story plays out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and War

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, Torture, Gore, and Death

maritareads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Incest, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: War and Self harm

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, War, Sexual content, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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

eclipse799's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Slavery, Abandonment, and Sexual content

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

barda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Blood, Torture, Death of parent, Pedophilia, War, Sexual violence, Rape, Slavery, Sexual assault, and Death

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

pnonikki's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death of parent, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, War, Abandonment, Confinement, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Incest, Grief, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Pedophilia

emilycfox's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

I’ll read the next one but wasn’t blown away. I never felt like I really got close enough to the characters to care about what they did (I don’t have to necessarily like them for that to happen, but I need to feel some stakes). It felt like I was waiting to get sucked in but it never happened. Overall kinda boring but not unpleasant. I didn’t really understand the logistics of the big thing that happens with Yienne at the end — how it was possible or why it happened according to the physics of this magic world. I was going to look up others’ explanations or analysis but then didn’t really care enough to do it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Racism, Sexual content, War, Colonisation, and Genocide

Minor: Rape

shermansays's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Slavery

Minor: Rape and War