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katelynprice's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Grief
Minor: Self harm
kaylatibbs's review
- 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
Graphic: Gore, Racism, Death, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Murder, Classism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm
Moderate: Confinement, Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child death, Alcohol, Cultural appropriation, Dementia, Hate crime, Cursing, Ableism, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt
jaedia's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Misogyny, War, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Violence, and Murder
Moderate: Physical abuse, Medical content, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Racism
nojerama'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
5.0
It started slow, but Sanderson's storytelling was frankly immaculate and he weaved all the threads together with precision and care. Kaladin was a firm favourite from the get go, Shallan is a character archetype I adore (I'm a forever student at heart and so seeing characters in any learning environment is my jam) plus her whole dilemma and how she deals with Jasnah was wonderful to watch grow and blossom. Dalinar was a slow burn but grew on me, his dry wit and blunt nature plus the inherent vulnerability in having a POV character deeply question their sanity meant I couldn't help but love him. Also loved Wit after seeing him
The audiobook narrators were phenomenal, genuinely no idea why people were bitching about Kate Reading so much (maybe it's a marmite thing but I adored how she read Shallan). There were like one or two things I thought maybe needed a biiiiit more breathing room (for example I do not for one second believe Jasnah would have forgiven Shallan so quickly at the end there) but also for pacing sake I understand why they went the way they did so I'm not complaining.
Also sorry I just have to, spoilers below also beware of cursing:
Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, Violence, Self harm, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide attempt, Murder, War, Child death, Slavery, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Medical content, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Self harm, Death, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Chronic illness, Sexual violence, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
martinpr's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: War, Mental illness, Violence, Torture, Suicide, Blood, Sexism, Self harm, Genocide, Gaslighting, Dementia, Death, Classism, Slavery, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders
ashley_mrose530's review against another edition
- 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
I loved all of the characters even the more minor ones. They were all so well developed and had such distinct personalities. I even loved the one who was killing everyone and will be seen as the "bad guy". They all had a lot of depth throughout the book and stood out as individuals. I rooted for every single one of them to get what they wanted.
I also really liked the pacing of this book. Like I said, it does drop you in like right away with a character who is killing people as he's trying to kill a king, so it starts off on a high note which I think was a great way to start because when that was over you were completely ready to slow down and get a deeper sense of the world that you needed in order to move on. But the book itself was also separated into parts with interludes in between. I really enjoyed that it took a step back from the main story with those and added a side story to give you more information about the world and how it works without inundating you with exposition. It really worked with the pacing of the novel as a whole.
So yeah this was definitely a 10/10 read and I will be recommending it to anyone who is interested in high fantasy.
Graphic: Death, Medical content, Misogyny, Slavery, Self harm, Violence, Blood, and Classism
ekcd_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Blood, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Animal death, Classism, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Suicide attempt, Genocide, Murder, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, War, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry
rkeith94's review
- 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
Graphic: Slavery, Mental illness, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, and War
Minor: Self harm
jillustrations'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Slavery, War, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Self harm, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit
dianatache's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Self harm, Gore, Violence, and Slavery