Reviews tagging 'Suicide attempt'

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

40 reviews

sirannen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Medical content and Slavery

lyndsey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

theodor_ostervall's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

This series is a wonderful exploration of humanity while still being a great and thrilling read. Especially book 3 and 4 have shown why Brandon Sanderson is an excellent author - they really show his genius in writting. I also love how diverse the cast is, representing different ethnicities, genders, sexualites and mental illnesses. Sure, it is frusterating that they are not as well represented in the earlier books, but with this series it felt more like a natural part of getting to know the characters better, than anything else. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

lighterthaneyre's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Violence

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The Stormlight Archives are my favorite of Brandon Sanderson's works. Re-reading the first three books and the novellas in the latter half of 2020 and then picking up RoW now, although I have some regrets (CLIFFHANGER!!!) really allowed me to see BSands' progression as an author. The CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. The MENTAL ILLNESS REP. The (improving) DISABILITY REP (we still have some work to do here). The COSMERE TIE-INS. I weep. And while this book was so very, very long, I did not begrudge him one single line. Especially those last 100 pages. Phew. I need a nap. 1 million points for Gryffinpuff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Xenophobia, Murder, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Slavery and Forced institutionalization

ohmygourd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Dementia, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Emotional abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Kidnapping, Medical content, Police brutality, Slavery, and Torture

rosebud_reading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Addiction, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Panic attacks/disorders

library_kb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This one took me a while to complete, but it was entirely worth it. While the pacing was a little slower than previous books in the series, especially in the beginning, the end 150 pages is packed with so many revelations and emotional surprises. It took me a long time to enjoy the Venli POV's but at the end, I definitely was reading them with as much interest as the other sections. I particularly enjoyed the character development of Kaladin and Shallan and their struggles at balancing who they are perceived as with the trauma that they are dealing with. In addition, I loved the added depth we got of Adolin's character, even if that storyline kind of was dropped toward the end of the book--here's hoping it will be picked up in the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Grief, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Suicide attempt

yaameen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• 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: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness