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steph_see's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
jasmine_doyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Blood, Abortion, and Colonisation
zoeyreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion
flyingryndeer's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Abortion, and War
Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Colonisation
mich394's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Luoghi e personaggi così meravigliosamente diversi; emozioni umana e fatti così spaventosamente reali.
Mi è difficile esprimermi e consigliarlo, perché nonostante sia una vera opera d'arte, mi rendo conto che non è per tutti e a malincuore mi viene anche da dire che è un periodo storico parecchio infelice per leggere un libro di guerra così cruento.
Graphic: Addiction, Genocide, Rape, Torture, Xenophobia, Abortion, War, and Injury/Injury detail
sarah_cameron's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
On the whole the content of the book, despite the war-setting, is pretty digestible, but when it’s graphic it’s GRAPHIC so ready the trigger warnings, especially for later in the book, and look after yourself!
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
decklededgess's review against another edition
- 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
As someone who has gotten into no less than three verbal altercations over the uselessness and disastrous nature of the military and war, this book was a really interesting reading experience. I was able to perceive the nuance the author put into the book that critiqued the nature of war, the military, and indoctrination into nationalism that I know I wouldn't have understood without that added perspective. R. F. Kuang doesn't pull punches when it comes to how war harms innocents on both sides of a conflict and how people are responsible for their actions and complicity within the state of war even if those actions were carried out in the name of "king and country," especially so in fact.
The whole cast of characters are incredibly fascinating and despite finding a lot of them annoying with their pro war rhetoric, I was able to appreciate their arcs and their losses throughout the book. Ryn's story is so incredibly compelling. It's an amalgamation of chosen one YET being one of millions to get indoctrinated and fight for a purpose that wasn't freely chosen. I don't want to mention any other characters because anything I say might give away what happens to them and I don't want that.
I was really entertained by how much the book packed into one, the school/dark academia setting, the high fantasy travel aspects, the international political intrigue within the world, and the magical world building. Everything was so seamlessly blended together yet it definitely felt like the book was like twelve stories packed in one. Not complaining but OOOF. I can't imagine what the rest of the books are going to follow up with.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, and Abortion
miss_sunshine's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol
mousmoulo's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, and Abortion
Minor: Vomit and Alcohol
also: human experimentation (mainly on children)sharonjc55's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
“She was no victim of destiny. She was the last speerly, commander of the cike, and a shaman who called the gods to do her bidding.
And she would call the gods to do such terrible things.”
OUCHH I’m screaming someone HELP
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, and War