Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo

4 reviews

library_gremlin's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Deadnaming

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Deadnaming, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death, Self harm, and Animal cruelty

onthesamepage's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

“Myriad Virtues, why have you done this?” 
“For sorrow,” she said. “For grief, and for remembrance. Humans don’t understand grief, not like a neixin does.”

I think this is my favourite installment so far (I know, I've said this before, but new books means new insights okay).

This is compelling because it really zooms in on Chih as a character, in a way that the previous novellas haven't done. We're at their home, getting an in-depth look at their upbringing and the people they care for, all while tackling what it means to lose someone, and how a person can be different things to different people in different phases of their life.

The writing is absolutely stunning, as always. I've really grown to love this novella series in general, and highly recommend it.

Also, the mammoths! So cool.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Grief

ness's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Grief

Minor: Death and Physical abuse

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Animal cruelty, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Classism

Minor: Abandonment, Transphobia, Blood, Bullying, Dementia, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, War, and Medical content