Reviews tagging 'Gore'

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

17 reviews

bisexualwentworth's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A very satisfying conclusion to the duology. I preferred book one as a story, but there was a lot to love here. I liked the multiple points of view, especially the one that starts vague and confusing and becomes clear as the book progresses. Spent the whole book rooting for the gays, of course. The plot just kind of felt like something I'd read before, maybe because it was a probably deliberate (and I think fairly effective) riff on the ending of Ender's Game, maybe because it just felt too paint-by-numbers. The characters were what breathed life into the unoriginal plot, and I loved what Martine did with them. I'm definitely excited to see what she writes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Vomit and Injury/Injury detail

sersi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

krystaldelusion's review against another edition

adventurous tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Medical content

michaelcattigan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Xenophobia, Blood, and War

Moderate: Gore

nixwithapen's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

yruss972's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Xenophobia, and Classism

hailstorm3812's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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

An excellent followup. Really interesting themes and plot, and a way different energy than the first book but nonetheless complimentary. I kind of wish we had more time with Mahit and Reed. In general I wouldn't have complained if they gave us another hundred pages to tie up everything even though it wasn't super necessary.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, and Colonisation

Minor: Death, Gore, and Blood

indeedithappens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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: Death, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma

maddiebusick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved everything about this except for the ending. This entire universe from this book and the previous book was so fascinating as were the characters and it will stick with me forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, Alcohol, and Deportation