Comments on: Review: The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, N.K. Jemisin

By: mary Ann Langan

mary Ann Langan — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:35:53 +0000

Thanks for sharing this review,I might try this one.

By: Thoughts on The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms « Bermudaonion's Weblog

Thoughts on The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms « Bermudaonion's Weblog — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:35:40 +0000

[…] a fantasy reader wasn’t able to attend the meeting, but she loved the book – check out her review. If you enjoy fantasy and have read this book, I’d love to know what you thought of […]

By: Amy @ My Friend Amy

Amy @ My Friend Amy — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 16:25:47 +0000

We needed you at book club! But I’m so relieved at least one person liked it.:)

By: S. Krishna

S. Krishna — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:02:26 +0000

I’ll admit, I don’t think I was the audience for this book. I didn’t love it! But I think I needed more of an introduction to fantasy before reading this one because I found it confusing.

By: Stephanie N

Stephanie N — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:56:54 +0000

I have both book 1 and 2 sitting on my shelf and have been wanting to read them for quite a while now. Your review has just made me want to read them even more. Thanks for a great review!

By: Beth F

Beth F — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 14:12:31 +0000

Arghhh. I was going to pass on reading this one and now I see I have to. ARGH.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:17:05 +0000

I don’t read a lot of fantasy, but when I do, what I look for is incredible world-building. It sounds like this book has that in spades, and I am looking forward to finding out how I can grab my own copy. Even though it’s a bit of a chunkster, it sounds like it’s well worth it. Thanks for sharing your enticing review with us. I will be checking it out!

By: blodeuedd

blodeuedd — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 12:08:42 +0000

I do have it on my shelf, and I really must read it soon!

By: bermudaonion (Kathy)

bermudaonion (Kathy) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:59:00 +0000

We missed you on Sunday! We really did need your insight, because none of us at the meeting understood the book and we wondered if someone who reads fantasy would enjoy it more than we did.

By: cbjames

cbjames — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:50:04 +0000

I know this author through her work with the Podcastle short story podcast, which is excellent by the way, but I’ve been reluctant to pick this one up. While I do like the world buidling aspects of epic fantasy you mention, I find that too often the personal connection that comes through character and good writing is sacrificed so the plot can shift viewpoints frequently.

But, your praise here has me interested. Now that there is a new, cheaper, paperback edtion out I may just pick this one up. Thanks.