Tag Archives: Jemisin

The City We Became – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 22/04/2021 by Roseanna

More Nebula (and now /Hugo, since they’ve been announced) shortlist reading. I read several books in between that I enjoyed, but aren’t getting their own blog posts… however if you want my opinion, Seamus Heaney’s translation of Beowulf is great. … Continue reading →

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The Stone Sky – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 22/04/2018 by Roseanna

Here we are again. Only this year, I was actually looking forward to this, because at least I know it’ll be basically competent, just a bit uninspiring. God the Nebulas are dire this year. And then the front cover/title on … Continue reading →

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The Obelisk Gate – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 19/04/2017 by Roseanna

Shockingly, I didn’t go into this one with high expectations. Sure its prequel, The Fifth Season, won the Hugo last year, but I was not exactly its heartiest supporter. In brief, I thought the writing itself was competent and an … Continue reading →

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The Fifth Season – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 21/05/2016 by Roseanna

And so, hard on the heels of… a not particularly favourable post, I return to Jemisin for Hugo-related chatterings. I’ll get straight to the point with this one: it’s better than The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – and it is noticeably, definitely … Continue reading →

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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms – N. K. Jemisin

Posted on 30/04/2016 by Roseanna

It’s rare that I read a book I would consider actually bad. Not trash – I read trash all the time – since that often knows exactly what it is, and is very very good at being trash. There can … Continue reading →

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