Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

46 reviews

obtoosegoose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective 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

Graphic: Grief, Classism, War, Death, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

thesaltiestlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Murder, Blood, Child death, Classism, Death, War, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Xenophobia

Minor: Animal death and Cursing

amschelly153's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book, it’s so complex but well told and I’m excited to finish the series, but it’s a long read so it’ll take me a bit haha.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Grief, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

annick's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

So many thoughts. I liked the last 150-200pp but struggled earlier. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Gore, and Grief

cinhein's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

Good. No notes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Slavery, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Grief, Body horror, Murder, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, and Medical trauma

Minor: Religious bigotry

lucdiamant's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Grief

csmila's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

It was very difficult to get thought all the new information at the beginning, but once you grasp it the book has your heart and won't give it back until it's changed. I love this book and this world. I am very grateful for having found it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

sfrench430's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: War, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Murder, Death, Mental illness, Child death, Slavery, Grief, Confinement, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Abandonment, and Medical content

_forestofpages's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

30% story. 70% fat.

I don't need a lot of action to be entertained, but I do need to be engaged and this book did engage, 30% of the time. The rest of the time I was either bored or watching the same things happen to Kaladin for the third time. 

I really wanted to love this book. But it was so overhyped, and not at all subtle with any of the elements. I feel bad saying this and thinking this way becasue I love Mistborn, but I can't deny this was not for me. 

Before you come with pitchforks remember this is my opinion and I don't fault you for liking this book, but I personally will not be returning to this series. It's too redundant and slow for me, especially because hardly anything happened and the characters were essentially the same people that they started as. And after 1000+ pages I can't justify that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, War, Racism, Death, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Colonisation, Murder, Blood, Classism, and Grief

katdeedubs's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

My new chunky high fantasy series!! Lots of things to think about. Bit of a mystery trying to solve stuff as the characters do which is fun too. Heavy handed on the religion. Overall, lots of fun, can’t wait to read the rest :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Classism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Racism, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, Grief, and Death

Minor: Self harm and Suicidal thoughts