Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

2 reviews

retrofuturism's review

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious 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

3.0

Was really enjoying it and was thinking a 4 rating until Part 5 when it suddenly started to fall apart, both in plot and in writing. Could have seen it coming as it bloomed from an earlier plot element I found ridiculous but I trusted the author to wrap things up nicely and was disappointed. Paolini's deep world-building and sincerity usually gets him through plot/dialogue corniness with me, but not here. Some stuff with the interaction between species was corny, and it just got worse and worse until it affected everything. 

Still a good read, but for its length the ending feels so unsatisfying as to retroactively mess with my enjoyment of the rest of the book. I agree with other reviewers that it could have used heavy editing, but I would've been fine with the length if the ending was good. 

For fans of creature features, transhumanism, and space fantasy.

Jennifer Hale was a great audiobook narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Confinement

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual content

categalafassi's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Torture, War, Murder, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Death, Colonisation, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Fatphobia, Pregnancy, and Body shaming