Reviews tagging 'Violence'

O Lobo das Planícies by Conn Iggulden

5 reviews

yerfillag's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Picked it up based on a recommendation and didn't think I would like it but got invested in the story very quickly and can't wait to read the next ones! His writing is captivating but generally easy to follow and you can really tell that the author has done his research. Ngl at some points I got a bit confused with certain names but it wasn't too much of a problem overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Grief

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

sh543's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

sophieij's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Rape

seanml's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Bekter is a bastard, Eeluk is a bastard, Wen Chao, Temujin is a bastard but also the protagonist so we’ll let it slide for now. Hoelun is the greatest. 8/10. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Excrement, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

sbooky's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a really good story that kept you gripped almost the entire time and makes you want to leap to the next book in the series. There is a good balance of action with other events so it doesn't feel like it's too violence-centered. The book also does a good job at describing the setting of this foreign place in a different time period, and the depth of research is clear from the descriptions and events. It also seems that it does not deviate greatly from the original source of the story, so it is somewhat vaguely educational.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape and Vomit