Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Bramy Domu Umarłych by Steven Erikson

6 reviews

lvl52_grant's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

I went into this book a little apprehensive, because I was so invested in the characters and plot of the first book, I wasn't so interested in a book on another continent with a different plot. However, once I got in, I was hooked once again. Erikson's characters are either: so real and human, or just weird little guys and it's so fun to see them interact. There were a few plotlines that were continued and those were satisfying, but the real highlights were four of the new characters: Mappo, Icarium, Coltaine, and Duiker. These were the characters that made me think and feel, and not always positive, but they were real. I'm now actually sad to be leaving these characters and to return back to Genabackis, but I'm sure they will show up again as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Abandonment, and Excrement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

nice_frogboy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.25

this book is great, particularly the Chain of Dogs plotline, but i think Steven Erikson's mission statement "... [to] create a culture without gender bias so there would be no gender-based hierarchies of power... a world without sexism" is a bit risible in light of the Felisin plotline. you can't say that and then write a 15-year old girl to be on the receiving end of more sexual abuse than anything George R. R. Martin's written. that's just not how that works.

i have written a two line play to describe my feelings on this matter

[IN A WORLD WITHOUT GENDER-BASED HIERARCHIES OF POWER]
Felisin: i saved your life
Heboric: damn. you are a straight up motherfuckin dick pig

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Child abuse

Moderate: Body horror

pinkfloydian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Body horror, and Rape

griffinthief's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Toxic friendship, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Police brutality, Vomit, War, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion

catsy2022's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Blood, Slavery, Violence, Body horror, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, War, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Sexual content

danielleor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, and Violence