Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Der schwarzzüngige Dieb by Christopher Buehlman

14 reviews

garrettcz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

Simply incredible. Mesmerizing storytelling. This book stole its way into my top ten books of all time. 

I laughed so much. I cried a couple times. I laughed so hard I cried a couple times. I loved every second. 

If you like the gritty, wildly lifelike, morally grey characters of The Blade Itself, this book is for you. 

If you like the unscrupulously incorrigible devilry of The Lies of Locke Lamora, this book is for you. 

If you liked the mystery as well as a wonderfully built out magical world that organically unfolds as the story progresses of The Black Company, this book is for you. 

If you like the banter and  camaraderie of The Riyria Revelations, this book is for you. 

Treat yourself. 

This author is now an instant-buy author for me. No hesitation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, War, Body horror, Classism, Alcohol, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

inbigtreble's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This worldbuilding is incredible. The irreverent narrator hit my personal sweet spot, but I can see the potential to be grating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

zone_a3's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, War, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Cursing, Trafficking, Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, and Infertility

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Grief, Genocide, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Sexual violence

little102red's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia and Sexual violence

soozasaurus_rex's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

kjulie's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I enjoyed this! I was a bit hesitant about it at first, since I haven’t really been reading much fantasy lately, and I was worried I was going to discover that my tastes had changed more than I thought… but I had nothing to fear, this was a lot of “fun” (I hesitate using the word as there are lots of really horrible things that happen in this book… but as a whole, it was entertaining and “lighthearted”). I really appreciated that the author took the opportunity (often) to joke around and show that this wasn’t a story to be taken too seriously. 

Thank you to Goodreads and the publisher for a complimentary advanced copy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

nebulasaurus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, and Vomit

kvsreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Fatphobia

tinyelfarcanist's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A delightful ride from beginning to end. With frequent humor to even the dark themes, the author doesn't let the fun or grim stuff distract from the plot, or even the best part: the worldbuilding.

"Reminded me of an old poem about lovers separated by war. She asks, he answers.

How will you be coming back home?

By earth, by water, by fire or crow.

Meaning, not at all. They'll bury me in a grave, dump me off the boat, burn me on a pyre, or leave me for carrion. It seemed to fit my present state, only I had no lover at home to ask. Only siblings, a mother, and a niece to suffer for my failure. And there were no crows to eat me here. Only fucking puffins."

The narrator's voice is interesting and distinct, even for funny characters in fantasy. Filled with enough political intrigue, wise observations, unique memorable characters, and a touch of romance, it stands by itself but is still a great introduction to the Blacktongue saga. I finished this book with a sense of fulfillment, my only regret is not picking it sooner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail