Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Den femte årstiden by N.K. Jemisin

87 reviews

wrbueche's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and Murder

seemz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Transphobia, Vomit, and Alcohol

izz_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Epic fantasy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Forced institutionalization

bandysbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

rorikae's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

'The Fifth Season' by N.K. Jemisin is an incredibly well crafted fantasy book that introduces us to a unique world as everything begins to fall apart.
As the world ends, the story follows three perspectives. Damaya is pulled from her home and her family because she has a feared and mighty power. Brought to the Fullcrum, a school for people with her powers, she begins to learn how to control her gift. Syenite, a Fullcrum graduate, is sent by their leadership to complete a strange task with one of the most powerful men to come out of the Fullcrum's programs. And Essun, who finds her son murdered and her husband has fled with her daughter, begins a trek across the continent to find them so she can act her revenge and save her daughter. 
I am honestly kind of speechless over how good 'The Fifth Season' is. For a book that has a lot of high praise and has won the Hugo, 'The Fifth Season' lived up to every single expectation that I had and surpassed them. It is clear that Jemisin has crafted this world and this plot down to the smallest detail and gone through so much work to figure out the precise way to share details and unwrap the story. Second person perspective can be very temperamental but Jemisin makes it so that the story seamlessly flows with the other perspectives. 
It's hard to talk about this book without going into spoilers but it is so incredibly well paced and each reveal is set up throughout the pages before with questions and dropped hints. Honestly, I'm just in awe of the craft level of this book. If you have ever had any interest in this series or wondered if you would like it, I implore you to read it. It goes beyond all expectations and I cannot wait to pick up the next book in the series. I feel like I need to start it immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Pregnancy

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Classism

geekywoman14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

There are some very heavy parts to this book, but they add to the story in such a way I don't think it would be possible to omit them in any way. There is a transperson in the book, but they do not experience, at least not that is mentioned in major detail, dysmorphia. There is a brief mention of transphobia when

their parents quietly disown them, only in part because they are transgender, not the primary reason.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

bookishbeccahale's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

owlieali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Trafficking

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Cannibalism, and Classism