6/26/2023 0 Comments The broken earth series books![]() ![]() The dystopian Earth she creates is vivid and dangerous, compelling and fascinating. Hats off to NK Jemisin for excellent worldbuilding through a creative way: the end of every chapter is suffixed with various interesting lore. Jemisin even dedicates it to “those who have to work hard to be respected in ways that others naturally have.” I love books in which the author is uncompromisingly tackling a difficult topic with such style. In fact, it’s one of the premises of the whole series. ![]() There is a powerful fearless message about racism in this book. I love AHA moments in books which have been planted carefully by the author from the beginning. ![]() That’s why the narrator talks like this, I realize. When I found out later who the “I” was, it all clicked in. Some reviewers on Goodreads couldn’t stand it, but I thought it was uniquely mysterious. Told through multiple Point of Views, the author uses a style of narration I haven’t seen before in a book. What amazed me about The Fifth Season was the courage of the author’s original writing voice. Having just finished a stellar fantasy series by Megan Whalen Turner called The Queen’s Thief, The Broken Earth Series mended my sad heart. The author NK Jemisin has won multiple Hugo Awards so I was pretty excited to dig in. I picked The Fifth Season up because my editor Chriswan recommended it to me, with flying colors. ![]()
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