Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

669 reviews

roseandivy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is so smart. everything is meticulously laid out and layered while still being effortlessly funny and entertaining. this is actually my second read, but amnesia snatched most of the details away from me the first time, so it’s been a treat to go back and rediscover the intricacies of the mystery. i love the casual queerness and the interaction of the world’s religion with magic and sci-fi elements. the worldbuilding is constructed in such a way that you get a good sense of each of the houses without ever actually seeing them on-page, which is impressive given the scope of the setting. harrow and gideon’s arcs and the evolution of their relationship was extremely satisfying, and i can’t wait to see how things pan out in the next book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Grief, and Death of parent

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Genocide, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Cannibalism

knightreads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, and War

lilpunkboi's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

One of the most enthralling and creative settings for a sci-fi fantasy series that I've read so far. This world feels like Bloodborne meets Arthurian legend with a smattering of space opera. It's a deeply detailed Gothic drama among the stars, and Gideon Nav is now arguably one of my favorite literary protagonists ever.

It did take me some time to really sink my teeth into the story. I love Muir's writing, but despite considering myself fairly well read, I picked up a litany of new vocabulary I regularly had to stop and consider early on. There's a LARGE cast of characters and political backdrop at work that I had difficulty fully grasping until late in the book, and it made it difficult for me to really get into it at first. I love it all now that I've finished it, but it was definitely challenging to track at first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

insideunder's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Medical content, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Infertility and War

ezzysweeney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Vomit and War

xtayuya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

Such an easy, fun, read. Even the characters I disliked I loved and even the characters that seemed like background characters I ended up caring about. 

Tamsyn’s prose is elegant, visceral and yet hilarious and I look forward to reading the rest of the series. ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

estigatetes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and War

adbooks20's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Genocide, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

melodyseestrees's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Cannibalism, Death of parent, and War