Tag: N.K. Jemisin

  • 5 reasons to read The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin

    5 reasons to read The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin

    I originally wrote “5 reasons to read The Broken Earth trilogy by N. K. Jemisin” when N. K. Jemisin had just won a Hugo for the third book in the The Broken Earth trilogy, so all of the books in the thrilogy had a Hugo Award which was completely unheard of at the time. Now…

  • Motherhood in The Broken Earth trilogy

    Motherhood in The Broken Earth trilogy

    Our perception of motherhood in The Broken Earth trilogy is challenged by the story of Sanza especially in The Fifth Season, but it is continued theme throughout the series. The books are amazing reads and challenging reads. Here I will look at the role of motherhood in the first two books of The Broken Earth…

  • The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

    The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

    When I read The Fifth Season it became really clear why this book is part of a very small club of books, where where every single book in the series has been not only nominated, but also won the Hugo award. The Broken Earth trilogy is one of those few. That is not strange at…