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A review by timinbc
The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin
5.0
I gave this six stars then deducted one for some faults.
It's still one of the top ten of the last decade (sorta counting the three as one book).
Complex and (mostly) meticulously constructed.
Sieh is a wonderful character, and well written. I especially liked the part early in the book where, having been told 40 pages earlier of his part-cat nature, we see him opening his mouth to get a better scent (for dog owners, cats do that a lot). I also liked his inability to sustain maturity.
I was a little disappointed by some details. Kahl wasn't well developed, and Ahad's secret was mentioned too often, then
The climax of the plot, the resolution of the last battle? DO NOT READ THIS BY ACCIDENT:
Still a great, great book. And for a first-timer? Wow.
It's still one of the top ten of the last decade (sorta counting the three as one book).
Complex and (mostly) meticulously constructed.
Sieh is a wonderful character, and well written. I especially liked the part early in the book where, having been told 40 pages earlier of his part-cat nature, we see him opening his mouth to get a better scent (for dog owners, cats do that a lot). I also liked his inability to sustain maturity.
I was a little disappointed by some details. Kahl wasn't well developed, and Ahad's secret was mentioned too often, then
Spoiler
turned out to be sorta kinda important but not essential.The climax of the plot, the resolution of the last battle? DO NOT READ THIS BY ACCIDENT:
Spoiler
You can't DO that with your narrator! No, no, no. What happened was fine, but the way it was presented? No. There must have been a better way. And the "explanation" of what really happened to Sieh is pure handwaving in an otherwise carefully built world.Still a great, great book. And for a first-timer? Wow.