Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

6 reviews

mads_reads_books's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Genocide, Dementia, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Medical content, Addiction, War, Murder, Grief, Child death, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Racism, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, Child death, Death, Dementia, Genocide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Ableism, Blood, Chronic illness, Deportation, Murder, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Violence, and War

rkeith94's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Body horror

oldladysadie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

This book is a masterpiece, and everything I have been wanting and hoping for from The Stormlight Archive. Five stars aren’t enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, War, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Alcoholism, and Grief

jodean's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gore, Classism, Slavery, Death, Blood, Violence, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Deportation, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Medical content

laran_s's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Violence, Death, Slavery, War, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Murder, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Ableism, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, and Death of parent

massivepizzacrust's review

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Does anyone believe me when I say my partner read this to me out loud before bed for three months? It's true! Also, this book is *amazing* and the twists are twisty. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Confinement, and Xenophobia