Reviews tagging 'War'

Blood of Elves by Andrzej Sapkowski

26 reviews

petty_anthropology's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, War, and Alcohol

sheiksleopardthong's review

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Misogyny, Blood, Violence, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, and Genocide

mcmeiss's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Blood, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Sexism, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Toxic friendship, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Grief

thewillowwood's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Overall I enjoyed this book, enough so that I will be reading the next instalment of the series. Some of the scenes were quite dull, but the more enjoyable ones made up for it. It also suffers a bit from the “men writing women” problem that made me a tad uncomfortable, but it didn’t completely ruin the experience. It’s a decent fantasy read, if you enjoy that then this book will likely be enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death of parent, Gore, War, Blood, Sexism, Xenophobia, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Rape, Grief, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

there are brief mentions of Geralt being mistaken as being in a sexual relationship with Ciri (who is 13), but it does not true nor is it endorsed

faith99's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Torture

spookfish's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book is 90% dialogue, with a rare line I quite liked.
For a books where its three main characters/POVs are women (you can't convince me Geralt is an MC here), it is incredibly sexist. It cannot help itself to reduce women down to appearances and sexual desires. It keeps its men in boxes too.

In terms of the actual story, well, there isn't much of one. Between the very long political conversations amongst background characters we don't need to care about, is a short plot for an opening novel of a series.

I'm not sure if I will bother with the rest, perhaps if I get bored and run out of anything else to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Colonisation

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

shiveryteacup's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

valkyri_anna's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Gore and Violence

khymihr's review

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

opinkb's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, and Death of parent