448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781663600646
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 13 August 2019
Description
Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fi...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,437 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
challenging 45%
emotional 45%
mysterious 44%
dark 40%
hopeful 37%
inspiring 28%
tense 21%
funny 20%
sad 10%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 3%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 68% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 10% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 19% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 42% | N/A: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 17% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Body horrorModerate
Violence, Animal death, RapeMinor
Racial slurs, Police brutality, Slavery
448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781663600646
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Publication date: 13 August 2019
Description
Three-time Hugo Award winner and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin challenges and delights readers with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption that sharply examine modern society in her first collection of short fi...
Community Reviews Summary of 4,437 reviews
Moods
reflective 51%
challenging 45%
emotional 45%
mysterious 44%
dark 40%
hopeful 37%
inspiring 28%
tense 21%
funny 20%
sad 10%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 3%
Pace
fast 28%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 68% | Plot: 12% | N/A: 10% | Character: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 34% | N/A: 19% | No: 7%Loveable characters?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 42% | N/A: 8% | No: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 98% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 27% | N/A: 17% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Death, Body horrorModerate
Violence, Animal death, RapeMinor
Racial slurs, Police brutality, Slavery