Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Jemisin), take two

[charlie_ego]

winterfox's excellent review panning Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (thanks for the link!) pointed out that Jemisin says (about the character who most embodies my complaints about Eeeeeevil characters) the following:

See, the way I see it - others’ mileage may vary - one of the staples of epic fantasy is clearly-delineated good and evil... So I needed there to

Comments

[julianyap]

I have to agree that I think a lot less of it after reading that interview segment.

[thistleingrey]

hmm. That strikes me as odd, too, and not what I'd have expected given Jemisin's dayjob (counselor).

For my part I'll still read the next book, perhaps because I wasn't reading this one for either its romance or its good/evil dichotomy. *adjusts oblivious shields(?)*