Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Do błyskawicy podobne by Ada Palmer

18 reviews

third_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

There's a review on the back of the hardcover copy of this book saying something like "Too Like the Lightning will stay in your head for a long time." and man. It sure will.
This book tries to do a lot, and I'm not sure it fully delivers on a lot of it. Super interesting concepts are introduced, but I think it will depend on the rest of the series whether this are really followed through on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Incest, Car accident, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Child death, Misogyny, and Rape

cynicalplankton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, and Torture

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Slavery, Suicide, Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Death of parent

elltea11's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Xenophobia, Incest, Murder, Grief, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Rape

Minor: War, Alcohol, Stalking, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Sexism, Mental illness, Confinement, and Medical content

midwichtriffid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Child death, Body horror, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Gore, Murder, and Religious bigotry

music_maker's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

A wild ride. Ada Palmer throws wrinkle after wrinkle into a story set in a world already riddled with them. It's easy to get lost, dazed, and completely emersed in the book, but after finishing it and gaining some distance, any reflection tends to elicit not fondness or interest, but simply leaves one thinking: What?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide attempt

itsphoenix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

halberdbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

It has been so long since I have jumped into a Sci-Fi or Fantasy series truly designed from the beginning to be a full set. Usually, book 1 is a standalone thing, and the rest of the books follow from that. So I was caught off-guard when this book ended, not on a cliffhanger, but on what feels like the actual initiating incident. Naturally, I have to know what happens next. This book is pretty slow, far more interested in explaining other things than explaining itself, caught up significantly more in the geopolitical machinations and philosophies of our past than its future, and very difficult to follow with its enormous cast and propensity for tangents. And yet, it is riveting. I am confused and overwhelmed and enthralled. At one point, the book essentially turned to me and demanded I face the true reality of the only logical endpoint of my own philosophy. I must see where this goes. I could not explain what this book is about. I don't know that I'll ever recommend it. And yet this is a SOLID four stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Murder, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical trauma, Transphobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Incest and War

kaiiyo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Had my brain churning every chapter, grabs hold and then flips you around 
Truly disturbing but extremely compelling

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Stalking, Suicide, Gore, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Rape, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Torture, War, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Outing, Violence, Addiction, and Body horror

Minor: Incest

lesere's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder and Rape

midwichtriffid's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Body horror, and Cannibalism

Minor: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual assault, Grief, Death, Car accident, Incest, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Rape, War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Murder, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse