Reviews tagging 'Death'

La Chute de Koli by Patrick Couton, M.R. Carey

3 reviews

nixusiai's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

fucking hell. best of the series. just an incredible end to such a beautiful trilogy!!

i could not recommend these books enough, truly. the characters are all deeply complex, multi-faceted, and feel so tangible. the relationships are grounded in such truth that it feels like a real diary. i couldn't get enough. it also speaks on some very real issues (mostly being fuck fascism) and it does so with respect.

when i started, i was really nervous about the ending and how it was going to tie up all the ends. my GOD carey does a fantastic job of it.

this series, imo, also has some brilliant trans rep that is just so seamless. i adore it. please read these books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Religious bigotry, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

maddiebusick's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, War, Violence, Transphobia, Racism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Grief

madarauchiha's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

 ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜  my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 💜 💙 💚 💛 🧡 ❤️

I think I would've liked this more if I remembered the first wo books at all. I kinda remember the first one, but not by much. That and this book is set about 300? years after the second book. I think. 

I love the unique dialect for both koli and spinner. I like that nonblack characters are described physically. A lot of the time characters who aren't white are specifically described physically or otherwise, while white characters are, which is otherizing. I cant recall the book which specifically done this as well. 

I didn't really care for Spinner's section of the story. I am glad it's included so it's not just 'MC comes to ave the day, woo!'.

Kinda hated the ending but I get how Koli, et al's, stories were intended to conclude considering the entire plot. I liked it, I wish the

misgendering

wasn't included at the very end even if there's an in universe reason for that. Like I guess I get how

Stanley Banner was now a part of Koli and how it can't be separated at that point. Plus I think there is some solidness to how you simply can't magic / wish / defeat away fascism. It was literally stated in the story that it comes and goes and you need to be vigilant about it. Which makes sense why Banner is a part of Koli, even into the end. That way Kli understands and can help Monono guard against that in the future.

I mean, imo, that's not really stated outright or implied.

Though I’m still digesting how the trans character’s arc ended. So she

detransitioned?

idk I think I need to go back and read a lot slower than I was. I’m glad she

had children and a happy ending where she didn’t die though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Vomit, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Physical abuse, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Racism and Suicide