Reviews tagging 'Death'

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao

702 reviews

niki_minja's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I have no words for this book it was…. Unique and beautiful and heartbreaking and I wanted to slap all the characters at some point in the story but OH MY GOD 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bunnypunk's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

margaret_k30's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Murder, and War

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

xvicesx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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

Things this book has made me do: empathize, laugh, cry, stand in stunned silence. 

It's full of rage in a beautiful way, showing fragile hope in a very grim world, a heavy load of political intrigue, and it ends with a plot twist that I didn't see coming, even though I did have my doubts  throughout. Genuinely worth the hype, and then some. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

Colonization

ghoul_girl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

I'm obsessed and need the sequel now. 
I was in a reading slump, to distracted and stressed to enjoy anything. Then I picked this up at the library. If you want an angry, feminist, queer read, look no further. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, and Colonisation

r3allybadusername's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming and Fatphobia

ezriamongthestars's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism and Homophobia

lemonbugs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Where can I find this second book I need it NOW!!!!! This was so incredibly fun (and heartwrenching. Like seriously. The rollercoaster of emotions is crazy)!!! The characters are SO LOVELY I adore Zeitan and Yizhi and Shimin so much. They are so complex and they do some shady stuff but god how I love morally grey characters!!! Feed them to me!!!
Also adore how interactive the author is with the fandom!! The website with the memes and playlists is everything. I appreciate it endlessly!! Such a great read!!! Thank you for giving us the characters that we need <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Grief

amycat's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Vomit

nulliusmomenti's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Violence

Moderate: Death and Blood

Minor: Sexual assault and Death of parent