Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett

2 reviews

strawberrytheauthor's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? No

5.0

The best anti-feminist feminist book written about women by a man. That might not sound like a good thing, but it definitely is! I absolutely adored this book and will be recommending to literally everyone. Every single plot twist was cohesive and surprising and the ending, while mildly frustrating, was still generally satisfying. 

I was sucked in from the first line, “Polly cut off hey hair in front of the mirror, feeling slightly guilty about not feeling very guilty about doing so.” I remained attentive until the last. It truly was a great book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Blood, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Classism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Torture, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Deadnaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Outing, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Cannibalism, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Transphobia