Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Malaz / Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

8 reviews

thewitchwhoisabook's review against another edition

Rape depicted as something a 14 year old girl is wise for permitting; men she has a fatherly relationship with depicted as unable to stop themselves from at least wanting to have sex with her; generally misogynistic worldview

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

captainminnow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual content, and Slavery

ilereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

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

4.0

Secondo volume molto più violento ed intenso del precedente. Dopo "La Dimora Fantasma" posso dire di essermi fatta finalmente un'idea della scrittura di Steven Erkson e del tipo di storia che vuole raccontare; una storia cruda che non fa sconti a nessuno, senza dei veri protagonisti e in cui è molto difficile riuscire a capire chi è l'eroe e chi il cattivo. Come nel primo romanzo, seguiamo diversi filoni narrativi; il più coivolgente per me è stato senza dubbio il viaggio della Catena dei Cani di Coltaine nel suo disperato tentativo di portare in salvo migliaia di fuggiaschi malazan ad Aren, l'unica città non ancora caduta nelle mani dei ribelli. Un viaggio estenuante, quasi impossibile e che riserva un finale sconvogente e agghiacciante. Facciamo poi la conoscenza del sacerdote senza mani Heboric e della sorella minore di Ganoes Paran, Felisin, un personaggio molto controverso che spesso fa scelte abbastanza discutibili ma per me giustificate dalla terribile situazione di schiavitù nelle miniere in cui si ritrova. Tra i vecchi personaggi ritroviamo Kalam, Crokus, Apsalar e il Violinista. Forse nel complesso l'ho trovato un po più lento del primo volume, anche per la mole, ma si riprende con una parte finale spettacolare.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Sexual violence, and Torture

griffinthief's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Police brutality, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, War, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

danielleor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

skyeer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual content, Slavery, Rape, Genocide, and Drug abuse

riddhima's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery