Where to start with N.K. Jemisin || Jemisin Reading Guide || May 2021 [CC]

I talk about every Jemisin work I have read and hopefully give you a better idea of where to start or what to pick up next by one of my favorite authors!

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[TheNerdyNarrative]

I'm only halfway through The Fifth Season and know I'll be continuing through ALL of these. :D

[msthornback]

I love the writing style in the Broken Earth trilogy!

[INKNOTBLOOD]

I loved this! It's fun seeing you talk about someone's work when you clearly feel very passionately about it! I've only read The Fifth Season, and I've been thinking about rereading it and then continuing on in the series.

[april]

Lovely video. Youve convinced me to read my 1st Jemison ever!

[Sehlat]

Thanks for the video!
I have read exactly the two books you hadn't read yet when making this video, and I highly recommend them. I think I'll read the short story collection next.

[drueck]

I just finished the Broken Earth trilogy and was looking for where to go next, and this video was exactly the content I was looking for. Super helpful overview of her other works. Thanks!

[Rxiepndhst]

I stumbled upon this video because I just finished The Stone Sky and my heart was exploding and my mind needed to process the epic tale I just experienced with someone else. I loved this video, so excited to check out more of Jemisin & your videos. How is she both a beautiful prose writer, a social theorist, and a master of developing relationship dynamics? How do you weave systemic and historical oppression with generational trauma and the radicalization that is born out of both love and marginalization? What is this? I am weeping. I am calling everyone I love. I am plotting revolutions.

[Thepeejay]

Thanks so much for this! I discovered nk through the jordan peele anthology released this year.

[jimsbooksreadingandstuff]

Useful video, N K Jemisin is on my radar, interesting to know where to start.

[oggarbagetea]

I just finished Obelisk Gate and I am really impressed! I think I gotta try Dreamblood now

[ubergusterfan]

Fifth Season is my first jemisin and I'm loving it so far. Her voice is great and works well in this book. 🌋

[sheccabaw]

I love this! I've been wanting to read some Jemisin but never knew where to start. A LOT of these sound so good but now I've narrowed it down a bit and can let my library determine where I start based on what's available next time I go lol 🌋

[Judithy]

Thank you so much for making this video!! I love N. K Jemisin’s work, and this video was really helpful to know which series to start reading!! 😄

[HeatherB]

Just started reading “The Fifth Season”, so I came on YT to see what you said about it… so excited!

[andikraxberger]

Thank you for this review. I heard N.K. Jamison’s interview with Ezra Klein this week and I was dying to know what kind of books she writes (I have sadly stopped reading in the last couple of years, but I am trying to get back into it). This helped massively, and I’ll be reading the Broken Earth books as soon as they arrive in the mail. Thanks for what you do. Appreciate it.

[WalkerWrites]

Wow what an extensive video!
I've heard alot about this author ofcourse. But it was just her main trilogy. I'm even more interested to pick her up now!
Thanks for sharing this on discord for #favoritevideosfriday !!

[darcyreadssometimes]

I cannot waaaait for the next book after The City We Became. 🌋

[reynaldogonzalez]

I just got inheritance trilogy and want to read the other books of hers

[rdelwic]

Thank you for the help. This was exactly what I needed. I was excited to discover a new significant author I haven't read at all, and knew from hearing her talk about her work choosing the right entry point might be important. I haven't decided yet for certain, but it sounds like I should start with the Broken Earth Trilogy. The only problem with that is I kind of need to clear the field and finish the (several) other books I've started so I can plow through all three in short order. Then on to... maybe the short stories would help me decide what next after that.

[LusipherPE]

🌋 I've only read the Broken Earth books, but I'll be reading Jemisin's other books soon(tm). I'm one of those that was thrown off by the 2nd person perspective, but I got over it by the end of book 1. Finding out why Jemisin used that perspective was really heart-wrenching