Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

20 reviews

emmasafford725's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, War, Classism

chasinggrace's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional 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: No

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One of the most beautifully written love stories I’ve ever read. A fantastic queer representation set in a dense, lush world. The writing style is so unique and serves to add such depth to this story. A tale of lineage, familial threads, the complexity and interconnectedness of nature, and of pure, raw love. Expertly executed, this book shouldn’t be missed by both fans of the genre and any other experienced readers looking for a book that will make them FEEL again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Classism

ellen_is_reading's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

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This book is otherworldly. Told as a dream, a story, a play, a dance, it is lyrical and magical both in content and writing. The people interject, filling the world with voices and details that make it feel like a rushing river of a story. It's dark, but beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Medical content, Alcohol, Classism

jesshaleth's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional 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

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A dream about a play of a folk tale your grandmother used to tell you. And yet it doesn't feel distant and alien, like an abstract telling might, it just feels mythic and beautiful. ...okay well no some of it was quite graphic and I couldn't call it all beautiful, check the content warnings, but like it fit into the themes and vibes somehow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, Alcohol, War

immovabletype's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual content, Trafficking, Grief

jesslinnea's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Cannibalism

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Sexual content, Torture, War

Gore is not a main component of this book, so the detail is usually minimal. However violence and death/murder are very commonplace.

vigil's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

brideshead's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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A perfect blend of first, second, and third person perspective that masterfully evokes folklore, epic fantasy, and brutal human drama. It haunted me the whole time, and it was a visual delight with searing imagery. The characters probably will not leave me for a long while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Excrement, Cannibalism, War, Injury/Injury detail

incipientdreamer's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Colonisation, War

caseythereader's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: No

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Thanks to Del Rey Books for the free copy of this book.

 - THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER is one of those books that I simply have no idea how to review because it's so special. I've never read anything like it, and even at 500+ pages, I did not want it to end.
- The storytelling style took me a minute to get a handle on, as the narration drifts through many viewpoints and realities. The only way I can describe it is that the story felt liquid, and I was carried along the currents.
- The world Jimenez has created is vast and detailed, filled with so many characters with whom I would gladly spend whole separate novels. His writing is gorgeous and delicate. Even though this story is often harsh and violent, it is filled with tenderness for its characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Suicide