Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson

7 reviews

badbadwolf's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Confinement, Blood, War, Gun violence, Bullying, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Violence

nicoleh3's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

The writing style was obnoxious, but apparently not obnoxious enough for me to quit. The one redeeming factor of the book was the main character’s development arc at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Cursing, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, War, Toxic friendship, and Suicidal thoughts

navyredrose's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Blood, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Religious bigotry

amphibianwitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.25

Ha sido un poco decepcionante, pero me cuesta desgranar por qué. Por un lado, creo que había demasiada información: el worbu de cifi, el worbu religioso, el worbu del medievo, el pasado del protagonista... demasiadas cosas que explicarle al lector en lugar de desarrollar la historia y a los personajes.

Pero es que por otro lado tampoco creo que la historia y los personajes fueran tan interesantes. El grupo está compuesto del protagonista inútil pero que al final triunfa, la chica que está para ser el interés amoroso y el tipo grande, fuerte y estoico. Cada vez que aparecía un personaje más interesante (como Thokk o Yazad), tenía un peso poco relevante en la trama. (view spoiler)

En cuanto a la historia, el tema de los vikingos es que no me importaba mucho. Colocar a un grupo de "invasores" como enemigos, pero de los que no sabemos nada, pues no sé, me parece raro en Sanderson. Es un recurso un poco vago. Y en general el final no me ha parecido que diera los frutos que se iban sembrando durante la historia. No sé, si tienes que empezar la última pelea, la que debería tener una gran carga emocional y culminar la evolución del prota, explicando cosas del contexto... a mí ya me has perdido.

Aún así había ideas que molaban en esta historia. La cifi, Logna, la idea de los concursos multidimensionales y las partes humorísiticas (Sir Runian von Internet, ¡yo te Nintendo!). Una de las mejores cosas, y que ha hecho que no me diera pereza avanzar con el libro, ha sido la increíble interpretación de Francesc Belda (que también disfruté muchísimo en Trenza del Mar Esmeralda) y de Belén Roca.

Pero no sé, en general me ha aburrido.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, Misogyny, and Blood

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, War, Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Slavery, Sexism, and Misogyny

wowoella's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

steffiraquel's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, War, Gun violence, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Xenophobia, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Mental illness, Child death, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Slavery, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Colonisation

dkgreads's review

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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

That was supremely entertaining! I liked the mix of sci-fi and fantasy. It was silly and fun, and the nuggets of character introspection made it relatable too. Overall, it was quite an enjoyable little adventure!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts