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The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin

6 reviews

wispwill's review against another edition

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2.5

The plot of this final book is so nonsensical and unconnected to any of the themes it seems to be trying to put forward, that I created an entire PowerPoint for my book club to express my pain. It's like a pile of shattered pieces of an actually GOOD book that were glued together, in the wrong order, with chewing gum and pine sap. Why does the
CHILD god end up wanting to have sex with like 4 different people? Including BOTH his mothers? What does him getting older have to do with anything else in the book? Why does Sieh have a traumatic history with his son, if none of that relationship is explored and he just ends up stabbing him? Why does Deka, as a teenager/young adult, have the hots for the CHILD. GOD. WHY DO THE NEW THREE HAVE. REALITY BENDING POWERS??
N.K. you did my book club dirty.
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talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

3.0

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cleot's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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carolined314's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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mazomazli's review against another edition

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dark reflective 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

3.5

I want to give this 4 stars but can’t because there was way too much incest that weirded me out sm. Like it’s all over and I get that it’s mainly amongst divine beings so they work differently but... NOT THE GOD OF CHILDHOOD SLEEPING WITH HIS PARENTS???? WHY??
This entire series I just want to bonk the author and characters and send them to horny jail. Like I’m concerned with these relationships in each book... 

And
WHAT WAS THAT SCENE WHERE SIAH F*CKS DAKA IN FRONT OF HIS SISTER?  *screams*


Anyway, you will be entertained that’s for sure. 
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kylieqrada's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

5.0

A five star series, my favorite work from N.K. Jemisin so far (that's saying alot), and potentially a favorite series of all time. I didn't realize that these books, while connected by a common core of characters and a general plot, are more companion novels than sequential books in an interconnected series. Usually with series like that, I inevitably fall more in love with one book/story more than the others. Not so here. I am trash for this entire series, and I'm SO glad my mom got me the giant bind-up so I can hop straight into the novella! 
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