Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Piąta Pora Roku by N.K. Jemisin

19 reviews

pabuk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Abandonment, Slavery, and Classism

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Trafficking, Slavery, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

rebeccajost's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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: Child death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Genocide, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy and Vomit

shoekins's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-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

4.25

The first Jemisin series I've been wholeheartedly sold on. Genuinely complex and deeply compelling characters, genuinely harrowing moral and ethical questions, an excellent plot and in general just very good post-apocalyptic post-sci-fi fantasy adventure.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

hanarama's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

The Good:

• Slow, organic world building 
• Thorough character examinations 
• Surprising reveals

The Bad:

• Sad, at times the story feels very hopeless.

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• Creative fantasy worlds and magic systems 
• Character-driven narratives 
• Slowly revealed twists/mysteries

The Broken Earth Trilogy has been on my tbr for a long time, and now I'm kicking myself for not getting to it sooner. N. K. Jemisin is a master in storytelling and world building. 

In a world that has ended more times than can be remembered, human society has become adept at picking up the pieces. The Fifth Season explores the lives of three orogens, people with the ability to manipulate kinetic energy and influence the tectonic activity of the earth. They are also widely regarded as dangerous and volatile, able to bring about the end of the world with a shrug. 

Damaya is a young girl, a newly discovered orogen. She works to survive her training and to prove herself as  smart and talented.

Syenite, is a skilled orogen, paired with a new mentor. She chaffs against the establishment and her off-putting new teacher. 

And Essun, a grieving mother searching for her daughter and the man that killed her son. 

Through them, Jemisin introduces us to a tumultuous world that threatens to break people down at every turn. It's hostile, but magical and breathtaking. And the stories of the main characters reveal how drive, love, and personal strength can alter the laws of nature. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Slavery

lauconn's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Torture, Vomit, and Pregnancy

yrioona's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

It took me a long time to get to this book, despite lots of recommendations, because I'm not really a fantasy reader, but I'm so glad I did! The characters are compelling, the worldbuilding is incredibly well thought out, the prose is beautiful, the story is gut-wrenching and suspenseful. NK Jemisin uses her alternate world to explore deep real-world conflicts and anxieties without being heavy-handed or skimping on the details that make this universe feel rich and textured and real. Plus there are canon queer and trans characters! There were a couple plot points that felt too predictable and overly foreshadowed for me, but that didn't stop me from buying the next book in the series the second I finished this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Genocide, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

tashayns's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Sexual content, and Slavery

Minor: Violence

deepfriedaries's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this was...Phenomenal. By the end I could barely breathe. Every single loose end cinched tight by a plot that was relentless, challenging and invigorating. Absolutely thrilled to start book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, and Violence