Reviews tagging 'Death'

Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson

19 reviews

walkie_check's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Death, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

idksamiguess's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death, Murder, and Grief

Minor: Sexism and Body horror

oldladysadie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

This book was Hozier’s “Take Me to Church” in novel form. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

laurajeangrace's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body horror, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, and Sexism

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexism

xphilphil's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Grief and Suicidal thoughts

podanotherjessi's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-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

3.25

Well, this is better than the first book, and that's only because the misogynistic elements are toned down. They're still there, mind you, but there are fewer lingering descriptions of Merisi's curves.
The plot and characters for this were tropey. A lot of predictable twists at the end. Th main characters are all still rather typical archetypes. But it's a fun read. My real issue is that I'm just unsure what Sanderson might have meant as a theme in this book. I think he was trying for nuance, but instead he sends mixed messages.

Characters: 8
Plot: 7
Setting: 8
General appeal: 7
Writing style: 5
Originality: 4
Ending: 6

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

jamieleepilk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

caidyn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Rereading this, I enjoyed it a lot more. It shows growth in the mythos that surrounds the world. And I love Wayne. He's so funny and is a great comedic relief when needed. But I really am excited to see how the story keeps going over the last two books in this part of the saga.

Original review 

This is, and I hate to say it, not as good as the original series. While I did enjoy the story -- and how I got to see some of my favorites come on the page again, at least in mentions -- it just wasn't as strong. I kept waiting for a point, to see why Sanderson felt the need to carry on this story beyond what it needed. I don't feel as attached to the characters in this one. The plot is meh because it doesn't feel like there's a point to this or a huge climax that we're going towards.

At least, in this one, I got some reminders of the people I loved in the first part of this series and there might be a point to this coming up soon (aka the next book).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Gore