Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Baptism of Fire by Andrzej Sapkowski

15 reviews

obsidianchainsaw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: War, Sexism, Abortion, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, and Miscarriage

breamfish1138's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

Sapkowski walked so George R.R. Martin could run. If you've not read the previous Witcher books you'll be lost as hell, but if so, you'll likely bloody love it. Closest thing I can describe it as is Apocalypse Now with swords.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Rape, War, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Pregnancy, and Violence

mcmeiss's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Vomit, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Torture, and Cursing

Minor: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Mental illness, Child abuse, Medical trauma, and Excrement

trash_reader_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Oh... my... God. So much happened in this that it left me reeling. I don't know how someone can write political discussions in a way that has me hanging on every word, but Andrzej Sapkowski did it. What he also did was wrench my heart out of my chest and stomp on it. I have never foamed at the mouth for that specific niche of found family where they get separated and have to find each other again, but I'm doing it now.

This book was nonstop. Which is crazy, because all they're really doing is just traveling, when we aren't following the political discussions of the Lodge or the Kings, but so much happens within that travel it gives you whiplash.

The character development in this was also pristine. Not so much for Dandelion, I don't think there's any hope for him changing, but for Geralt to change the way he has throughout these books is an amazing thing to read, and the same goes for Yennefer and Ciri. Especially Ciri, actually. We don't see much of her in this book, but what we do see is heartbreaking. I cannot wait to read the next book. This series has me in a chokehold.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, War, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death and Pregnancy

izraehl's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Animal death, Cursing, Sexism, Miscarriage, Body horror, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Trafficking, Torture, Violence, and War

starsfall's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, War, Rape, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Misogyny, Violence, Animal death, Blood, War, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Rape

camoo3032's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Sexism, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, War, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Cursing, Excrement, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Abortion, Colonisation, Vomit, Biphobia, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual content, and Suicide

natalie809'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I'm not going to pretend that sapkowski is the best writer who ever lived, or that there is nothing wrong with this book, but omg, i love this book. i love geralt's hansa. Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Rape, War, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexism

Minor: Alcoholism and Abandonment

tilo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Dieser Teil der Hexerreihe führt fort, was die Vorgänger schon so hervorragend erreichen und führt darüber hinaus einige sehr bedeutsame Charaktere ein, die ich bereits aus den Videospielen kannte und nun besser verstehe.
Exakt 300 Seiten braucht es bis meine Lieblingscharakterin

Yennefer

endlich wieder auftauchte und trotzdem (oder gerade deshalb durch die Spannung) hat sich "Feuertaufe" so fesselnd und schnell gelesen. 
Bemerkswert ist auch das Weiterführen der gleichgeschlechtlichen Liebesbeziehung

von Ciri

und die Betonung, dass nur Schwangere selbst entscheiden sollten, ob sie einen Schwangerschaftsabbruch durchführen wollen (dies wurde bereits früher in der Reihe schon etabliert, kam hier aber noch intensiver vor).
Ich bin hin und weg von dieser Reihe!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Violence, War, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Torture, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal death

Moderate: Alcohol, Lesbophobia, and Racism

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Slavery