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joelette's review against another edition
There was a rape early on in the book. I try not to read books with that trope.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
marapeppers's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
Just finished this book and I'm not sure what to say. It's quite a unique and challenging book, with really interesting characters. I didn't really get invested in the story and characters until I had read 130 pages but after that I was all in. My eyes hurt from crying.
bojangles's review against another edition
I couldn't wrap my head around this, or get anchored in what was happening. I will try again someday maybe. I had high hopes, but I simply could not picture in my mind what was going on, and I couldn't get into it.
aedmunso's review against another edition
5.0
Brutal, violent, challenging. I read it on ebook and audio. The audiobook is amazing, would recommend that.
faizastra's review against another edition
Incoherent, all-over-the-place plotwise and character-wise
moth_dance's review against another edition
4.0
*full disclosure* I haven't finished this book. Yet. But I felt compelled to leave a review.
I'm half way through. I'm fully invested. But I need to take a break.
I'm reading this during COVID-19 days, and its been a lot to sit with and digest on my own. Thankfully, Nerdist Book Club picked it up last month and I fell in love with it while digitally discussing the fine points of the first half of the story.
But I can't continue it in a rushed, homework style way. This is a book that demands respect and attention to detail. And I don't have that to offer as a reader and consumer right now.
I will return to this book. Soon. And I can't fucking wait. Because this book is the very essence of E P I C.
I'm half way through. I'm fully invested. But I need to take a break.
I'm reading this during COVID-19 days, and its been a lot to sit with and digest on my own. Thankfully, Nerdist Book Club picked it up last month and I fell in love with it while digitally discussing the fine points of the first half of the story.
But I can't continue it in a rushed, homework style way. This is a book that demands respect and attention to detail. And I don't have that to offer as a reader and consumer right now.
I will return to this book. Soon. And I can't fucking wait. Because this book is the very essence of E P I C.
tiannaedwards's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.75
The book was beautifully and artistically written. But it was just so much story for me. There were stories within stories and things I considered tangents. Again, beautifully written. But not my preferred style.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury
anyajulchen's review against another edition
5.0
Este libro no es para los principiantes en el género de fantasía oscura para adultos. Y la de verdad, la que tiene sangre, tripas, sexo y todo lo que se te ocurra de canibalismo al límite. Es una historia dura, bellamente contada, que debe tenerse como lectura de larga duración entre otras historias más ligeras.
valetparkering's review against another edition
5.0
Ah yes, my favorite type of book: one that hates you.
This books is intense and probably has every trigger warning under the sun but the most upfront ones related to sexual assault sometimes including minors and gore/violence. I don't think it was quite as pervasive as some other reviews but do to the style of narration I think it comes up suddenly throughout.
I'm a sucker for second person narration, here it's mostly used in the framing device(the main character is being interrogated/submitting testimony) . I love the quipiness and small moments of humor. Tracker feels like a whole person with complicated emotions and I love his relationship with the Leopard and Mossi.
A lot of other reviews talk about the misogyny and while it is present, I think this is a case of depiction not endorsement. Like the text is trying to talk about this issue. Tracker is confronted several times about how silly it is to assume every woman is a witch and how he's blatantly blaming all women for his bad experiences with his mother.
I had to read this over the course of a month to let it steep, this isn't something you should force your way through
This books is intense and probably has every trigger warning under the sun but the most upfront ones related to sexual assault sometimes including minors and gore/violence. I don't think it was quite as pervasive as some other reviews but do to the style of narration I think it comes up suddenly throughout.
I'm a sucker for second person narration, here it's mostly used in the framing device
A lot of other reviews talk about the misogyny and while it is present, I think this is a case of depiction not endorsement. Like the text is trying to talk about this issue. Tracker is confronted several times about how silly it is to assume every woman is a witch and how he's blatantly blaming all women for his bad experiences with his mother.
I had to read this over the course of a month to let it steep, this isn't something you should force your way through