you need read more than this 3 books

@@Rafbick I've read much more than these 3 books; why would you assume I haven't?

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She is the worst writer to ever win a Hugo.

@S O Yeah, if she were a white dude, there would be no award and few sales. It would have to actually be a great book to achieve those things.

@fareshajjar1208 she's also the second and third-worst writer to win a Hugo, since all three of her books are garbage.

​​@@fareshajjar1208I'm not a fan of Jemisin, but to bring race into it makes you an absolute trash💩.You should be ashamed of yourself.

Overrated diversity hire...

Allow me to introduce Game of Thrones...

They didn't actually describe the killing of Uche, it was played out in her imagination. A mix of trauma and trauma blocking/response.

Identity politics.

Learn how to from a clear and coherent sentence before trying to add you two sense.

@@meenajones202 Sorry english is not my native lenguage

@@fos8789 I've read 5th Season so far and enjoyed it. She writes beautifully.

Yes. It's incredibly well written. Worth reading.

She won because she is black. The Hugo means nothing now. It's a political bumper sticker.

Indeed, there is no limit to what you can achieve when you have enough leftists backing you up.

@@Eikinkloster I loved the first book and only today watching this vid did I realize the author was female, I'd just assumed it was a bloke

@@caegwynrecords5721 I read all the books; I liked them, but not that much. I'd credit her success to fat acceptance and the empowerement of black women.

I didn't even realise it was a woman writing. I thought it was a man writing. Robert Heinlein is the best, but NK's books are better than the Hugo winners in the last 5 years. Fat acceptance? Is that even a thing? Until recently did sci fi authors not get nominated if they were fat hahaha? Are you fat?

@@Eikinkloster Literally just because you think books are bad does not mean they are objectively bad or that other people also think they are bad. Opinions are subjective Voting for this award is anon so your point is moot. Plus this whole "diversity" angle is so tired, if that was truly the case she would have been voted once, not three times in a fucking row.

(Hard to guess the reading speed/habits of a stranger - you might have finished the entire trilogy by now, still be happily immersed in the first book, or anywhere in between - in any case: ) ENJOY! And yaaa..! I feel you so much. There are a few other authors that I really like and some that I even adore, but N.K. Jemisin is just on a whole other level.

Seeing that your comment is 2 months old, it's hard to guess where you are in the trilogy right now. I just finished The Obelisk Gate this morning on my train commute to work, and I'm blown away (again) by the brilliance of her work. Can't wait to dive into The Stone Sky. As a lifelong sci-fi/hard fantasy fan, reading N.K. Jemisin has been a breath of fresh air in a genre that's been in need of a new voice to shake it up for a while now.

Done. Thanks.

Thank you!

I never really got the impression she was being "petty" -- but simply pointing out a truth. (A not-so-obvious truth apparently, at least to some of the other commenters on this video.) I think she's a wonderful writer and this speech was inspiring. And yes, she is magnificent!

I love this comment.

I think the "hate" or reaction is because she is coming across as a bitter a-hole and gloating about it. Talk about a sore winner. Not the best redeeming value in humans, IMO.

Is it possible that she has reason to be? Perhaps the best redeeming human value would be ask why someone is angry rather than being hurt/offended at their anger. Very few people are angry without context.

Honestly I do get what you are saying. I watched that video and saw nothing even slightly off putting. The way I read your comment is that you were not comfortable that this black woman didn't act in a way that would keep her below you in the social order. You were put off because she wasn't acting abjectly grateful to be chosen She acted like a human, not a lackey grateful to the white man for a crumb of recognition. She didn't get a crumb, she got her 3rd back to back Hugo. Because she's that fucking good. She didn't scrape and bow in abject thankfulness because she didn't have to. And never should be expected to regardless of talent or awards. I get exactly what you are saying. You feel your privilege being threatened. That's what you are saying. I think she was pointing that rocket at you and you don't like it.

Poor Paul. I take it you yourself aren't Samoan. Sorry about your luck. Haven't read any of her books, have you? Because it would take a large amount of hubris to assume she didn't get those awards on merit after reading them.

Yes, I blame anyone who didn't read the book for making the assumption. The presumption that she didn't merit it because she is a minority is prejudice. And it is the very thing she is discussing in the speech. You can try to disguise it under the complaint that people are championing marginalized artists, but it is still prejudice to assume lack of worth rather than give thoughtful reasons based on the work. The complaint itself is so pathetic I won't address it. You can wallow in it.

She didn't begin her prepared speech until 0:33.

Robert Klein Couldn't bear to hear an acceptance speech from a Black woman.

Dick

It only gets worse after these 30 seconds