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heisiiri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
However, as I progressed through the novel, it started to annoy me that the main character felt so passive in the story. He didn't go after what he wanted, he was just tossed around in the narrative by other people. This book doesn't really have a traditional adventure story structure or any sort of quest. Plot twist after plot twist threw the main character into new situations, but his own choices rarely drove the story. Yes, there are some moments where he makes huge decisions, but if anything, they just felt jarring and out of character for a boy who spent most of the story being very passive and simply experiencing events dictated by other people. I would perhaps enjoy reading about a protagonist like this in some contemporary fiction novel, but I did not find him to be a compelling fantasy protagonist.
This book is very sad and very violent. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, just something to take into consideration. It seems like whenever there's a happy scene, something very quickly goes wrong, and the overwhelming tone of suffering and melancholy takes over again. I like my fantasy and sci-fi stories more when they're emotional rollercoasters where you get a bit of everything.
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Death of parent
ok7a'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
4.75
Graphic: Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, and Xenophobia
Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and War
anni_swanilda'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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use and Gun violence
Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and War
annaretamaria's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Haluan lukea tämän kirjan uudestaan, ja varsin pian, sillä sen hieno, mutta minusta tuntuu, että omaksuin todellisuudessa ehkä vain 40 % sen syvästä maailmasta. Jouduin pitämään kirjan lukemisessa aika pitkiä taukoja (luin kirjan aika pitkälle syyskuun lopussa, mutta sain jatkettua vasta marraskuun alussa), joten osa kirjan tapahtumista tulee mielikuvissani paljon "aiemmin" tai "myöhemmin" kuin mitä ne kirjassa oikeasti tapahtuvat. Pitkät lukutauot pilaavat osittain tunnelman, mutta joskus elämä on sellaista, ettei lukemista pysty jatkamaan keskeytyksettä.
Suurimman vaikutuksen tällä lukukerralla minuun teki päähenkilön vahva moraalikoodi ja vankkumaton luottamus rakkauteen, joka suolejee häntä monelta pahalta. Hän uskoo toimivansa oikein, vaikkei se aina menisi lain mukaan. Sen seurauksena hän säilyttää syvän olemuksensa, vaikka joutuu kulkemaan käytännössä helvetin läpi. Hän on rakastettu, ja hän luottaa siihen, vaikkei vuosiin pääse rakkaitaan näkemään.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Death, and Slavery
Minor: Drug use, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment