Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

30 reviews

fedoratheexplora's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, Racial slurs, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Medical content and Colonisation

acemummerz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

An amazing sequel - much more sci-fi (alongside the sci-fi politics of the first book) which I really enjoyed 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Colonisation, Death, Grief, and War

ninjamuse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Xenophobia

Moderate: War

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: Colonisation, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Medical content

nhollie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I was hopeful that at some point in this series that Martine would address the colonization of the Teixcalaan in a meaningful way beyond poetic metaphor. They are absolutely colonized people who really do want to assimilate in whatever way is possible, but it's disappointing that Dzmare, as the main character, never really grows in this regard. At no point does she move past "I want to be accepted/understood/made human/etc. the colonizer" to anything more complicated, complex, or self-reflexive...which like, okay, I guess, but it is really the analytical and narrative reckoning this series needs to actually be the sharp novel it could be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Genocide

alexijai98's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

Would be 5 stars but the ending slightly irked me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Genocide, Medical content, War, Colonisation, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content

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: Colonisation, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Genocide, Gore, and Death

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

starlitpage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Body horror, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Cursing, and Colonisation

alisonvh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The first book in this series was so good I couldn’t wait to read the sequel, and it did not disappoint! It’s as full of humor and great dialogue and political intrigue with just as much pondering the nature of empire and colonialism. Cannot recommend highly enough⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, and Murder

Minor: Alcohol

pocket's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Violence, Genocide, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual content