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agentdrake's review
- 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: War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Medical content
valpuri'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
4.75
Graphic: Violence, War, Xenophobia, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Medical content, and Death
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Confinement, Suicide, Self harm, and Ableism
Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
apiecalypsejen'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, and War
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Ableism, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, and Fire/Fire injury
yogomagpie'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
I loved the variety of characters that we followed, each with their distinct personality and tone. On to book two!
Graphic: Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, Suicide attempt, Violence, War, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Grief, Colonisation, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Alcohol
annettewolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
If you want epic fantasy, where you actually care about the characters, read Lord of the Rings. Or Samantha Shannon. Or N. K. Jemisin.
Also, upset at the lack of LGBTQIA2S+ characters. When your worldbuilding is that extensive, and you describe every single character down to what they are wearing, their accent, the color of their skin, and there is ZERO queer representation, that feels like a very conscious choice.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Child death, and Blood
serracha'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
Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, and War
Minor: Alcoholism
categalafassi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Torture, Violence, War, Blood, Child death, Death, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Misogyny
readwithzoe_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Murder, Medical content, and Slavery
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, and Blood
Minor: Child death
christian08's review
- 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
Graphic: Death, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Mental illness, and Medical content
Moderate: Child death, Torture, and Gore
feral_sapphic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
The character building is fantastic as well, and I think it plays a big part in this book as setup for the rest of the series. Kaladin's character arc (or the beginnings of it) is gorgeous, and I love Dalinar and Adolin and Jasnah, and all of the various storylines explored throughout the book.
Sanderson's plotting is tight, as always, and while I had seen some reviewers mention the hugeness of the climax, I didn't really sense that because I thought the rest of the book was paced very well, and I think I'd gotten emotionally invested enough in the characters by that point that it didn't feel as shocking as it could have. I have a feeling the big plot twists will come later in the series. But that epilogue was distressing, to say the least. I can't wait to continue.
Graphic: Gore
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, War, and Medical content
Minor: Child death, Slavery, and Racism