Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Meč osudu by Andrzej Sapkowski

16 reviews

saltylane's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

I thoroughly enjoyed this! The audiobook version has a great reader/voice actor, too! A great addition to the Witcher series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, War, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual content and Suicidal thoughts

tilo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.25

Spannende Fantasy mit kreativen Geschichten und einer glaubwürdigen sowie etablierten Welt - das war nach dem ersten Buch zu erwarten. Besonders die letzten Geschichten im Buch waren auf schöne Weise emotional und ich freue mich sehr auf den ersten Teil der Hauptreihe.
Abzug in der Bewertung gibt es für die erste Geschichte, die ich absolut nicht ausstehen konnte und mehrmals überlegt hatte zu überspringen, bis ich nach einer längeren Lesepause mich mühevoll durch den Rest durchgekämpft habe. Anders als im ersten Buch und in den Geschichten dieses Buches wurden die weiblichen Charaktere in der erste  Geschichte (Serrikanerinnen) unglaublich sexistisch durch den Erzähler beschrieben und nicht nur durch die Charaktere. Am schlimmsten war jedoch die durch den Erzähler nahezu verheerlichte Vergewaltigung von

Yennefer

, die an keiner stelle auch nur annähernd problematisiert wurde. Eine leichte Aufwertung des Abzug gab es für die überraschend klare Positionierung von

Geralt und Calanthe

zu dem "heiligen und unanfechtbaren" Recht einer Frau, entscheiden zu können, ob sie ein Neugeborenes weggeben möchte, was aus feministischer Sicht sehr gut thematisiert wurde, denn hier wurde auf den Frust des Kindes eingegangen, ohne das Verständnis auszulassen, das man einer Frau in einer solchen Situation gegenüberbringen sollte.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

alaskaserenity's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Some of the stories are better than others, but for fans of the Witcher, it’s a interesting to see the differences from the games/show. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Colonisation, Violence, Sexism, and Misogyny

Minor: Gore

frankynstein's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

This installment has a much more sombre tone than The Last Wish. Many of the short stories were utterly heart-wrenching, especially the ending of "A Little Sacrifice" and the final story, "Something More". The latter is also the one I found the netflix series was most true to (it's corresponding episode is the season 1 finale "Much More").

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Xenophobia

Minor: Death, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, and Misogyny

chronographia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Grief, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent, Infertility, and Xenophobia

Similar impressions as to The Last Wish: the medieval fantasyland hangs together as a whole, in terms of worldbuilding, and the adventures follow in a compelling pace with twists and quirks. But really did we have to have this level of misogyny? Even if it is a counterpoint to Geralt’s outlook? Hmm.

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Rating: A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexism