Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini

2 reviews

bookishchef's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, War, Cursing, Body horror, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Infertility

kfergey's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I'll start by saying I did like this book. The story (when it got going) was interesting and most of the characters were likable or interesting. The world was cool if under-explored. But, this book is TOO long, it did not need to be this long. The whole storyline of the staff of blue mcguffin was unnecessary and the dream sequences were overly long and dramatized and made the book drag. The main character was also hard to like at times as she was so introspective to the point of being a bit needy/whiny.  However, what dropped this below a 4* for me was the ending.  All of a sudden she can make all sorts of magical staffs and pills and she talks like an omniscient creature and overall I found it to be too much.  I'd only recommend this book to people who really like sci-fi and philosophy. <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Violence, Death, Gore, Grief, and Xenophobia

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual content, Infertility, and Torture