Reviews tagging 'Rape'

El último deseo by Andrzej Sapkowski

111 reviews

graceless_grace's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Incest, Infertility, Rape, Vomit, and War

ailsaod's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

 I am a bit conflicted about this book as while I think the way it is set out with non-linear storytelling that tells the reader exactly what they need to know exactly when it becomes relevant is very impressive I did not enjoy some of the actual content that much.

I watched the first season of the witcher a while ago and it was interesting seeing the differences - in particular the fairy-tale influences the show omitted. Reading a revenge story featuring aspects of both Rapunzel and Snow White was certainly an experience! I also thought Sapkowski incorporated such topics as colonialism in an interesting way but it was a bit too dark for me and everyone seemed to constantly be thinking about sex which is not something I prefer in books (although I should have seen it coming so that is definitely on me!). 

I can see why people like this and it is well constructed but not to my tastes. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Infertility

mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? No

5.0

I loved the narrator for this audiobook! His monster voices, accents, and pacing was top tier. I also love that Dandelion was misspelt as Dandilion, which is such a great way to say his name. 
Overall, I was super impressed with the author’s ability to take a well known folk tale or fairy tale and turn it on its end without being overt about it. The nods to fairy tales felt fun! (And are even made fun of in the book). For a darker fantasy world with darker themes, this book is surprisingly funny! If you’re expecting GoT, this series is not that and in a really good way. Can’t wait to get into the rest of the series!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Incest

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

addedeemus's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

musilecek's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Minor: Rape

debbysreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

2.0

I wanted to like this, I really did. But it is just not my kind of fantasy. I liked Geralt, he was a great main character, and the side characters like Dandilion and Yennefer were great too but this book was just not my cup of tea. I haven't read old-fashioned high fantasy in a while, so I might have grown out of it. Also, the relentless misogyny and even p*dophilia (which were somehow never portrayed as bad things?) were disturbing, to say the least. I don't often read short stories so I didn't expect to love The Last Wish in the first place, but yeah, I'm kinda disappointed. Don't know if I'll read the sequels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Violence

Moderate: Rape

There was a particularly disturbing short story about a fifteen year old girl being practically gifted off to grown ass men for marriage. Here, one of the grown men was 'entitled' to her since birth, and apparently they had been in a sexual relationship since the girl was FOURTEEN. And she also 'loves' the 35 year old man and wants to marry him. I don't need to explain how insanely fucked up that was, and how the author made NO effort to portray it as something bad. And there were many instances of misogyny and even r*pe threats - twice even made by characters we are supposed to sympathise with??? - and all of it just rubbed me the wrong way.

forestthieves's review against another edition

One of the worst things I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

tilo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Bisher kannte ich die Welt nur durch die Videospiele und durch die Netflixserie. Letztere hatte mich dann überzeugt, die Buchreihe zu lesen und der erste Band ist sehr vielversprechend. Ich habe genau das bekommen, was ich erwartet habe: Interessantes Fantasysetting, mehr Hintergründe zur Welt und den Charakteren, vor allem aber sehr gut geschriebene Abenteuergeschichten. Am meisten beeindruckt war ich von den wahnsinnig gut geschriebenen Kampfszenen, die mich sehr inspiriert haben, da mir solche beim Schreiben meiner Geschichten schwer fallen und ich hier hilfreiche Strukturen erkennen konnte.
Wenn die weiblichen Charaktere in den Geschichten nicht stark dargestellt wären und vor allem keine eigene Ambitionen hätten, die nicht zwingend auf Männern gebaut wären, hätte mich der doch sehr präsente Sexismus der männlichen Charaktere gestört. Letztendlich wirkt es aber für mich eher so, als ob die Gesellschaft in dieser Saga eher auf Frauen herabschaut, auch wenn der Autor diese Ansichten nicht in seinen weiblichen Charakteren in die Tat umsetzt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Rape, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

kay222's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual harassment

mitchie100's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape