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Kohtalon miekka by Andrzej Sapkowski

3 reviews

thenoboshow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, Genocide, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Infidelity, War, Racism, Murder, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Gore, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, and Violence

mcmeiss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Gore, Drug use, Cursing, Classism, and War

Moderate: Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Infertility, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, and Fatphobia

mattiedancer's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Writing: 4.25⭐️/5 

Much of this novel is beautifully written. I think I saved maybe 10-20 quotes throughout the book and that was without looking too hard for gorgeous passages. I do, however, draw an issue with some of the more misogynistic passages. I understand this is a part of the worldbuilding and is often used to demonstrate the bleakness of the world in which the characters live. However, these passages are often used in lieu of more interesting worldbuilding. I don’t really see the point of passively mentioning how a maid is getting SA’d and Geralt is annoyed by it. It just felt kind of lazy, but a laziness that was pretending to be clever. 

Characters: 4.5⭐️/5

As far as well-written, thought-out, and developed characters go, it doesn’t get a lot of complaints from me. I would argue that several of the female characters relied heavily on tropes/stereotypes, which was a bit tiring at times as a reader given the depth of other characters. That being said, all the main characters were extremely well-fleshed out, which I really enjoyed reading.

Plot: 4.5⭐️/5 

The short story format fit the material well. I found most of the plots just stunningly engaging and honestly really enjoyable. It was intriguing the way Sapkowski played off fairy tales in an entirely dark way. I really enjoyed it. This is what made it so confusing when he seemed to go out of his way to include a misogynistic side plot. 

Post-Reading Rating:  4.5⭐️/5

Thoroughly enjoyable. 

Who Should Read This? 

• Fans of Game of Thrones
• Fans of bleak fantasy worlds
• Fans of the Witcher show/game

CW: Sexual abuse, mentions of rape, sexual assault, murder, death

Final Rating: 4.75⭐️/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and War