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Across the Wall: A Tale of the Abhorsen and Other Stories by Garth Nix
3 reviews
nimeneth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5
The first story is about the only one I liked. The rest are well-written, but very dark and weird, even in comparison to the Abhorsen series. The first is the only Old Kingdom story and the rest are miscellaneous settings.
Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Violence
bluejay21's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: War, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Hate crime, and Violence
Minor: Rape
One of the stories is very much a Hitler-Nazisim allegory, with the author saying as much in the intro to that particular piece. It's not anti-semitism as such because no-one is Jewish but it's based on anti-semitism. And 'The Lightning Bringer' is a little rape-y.queergoth_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
I bought this because I wanted all the old Kingdom stories I could get my hands on. I feel like when it comes to the rest of this book I'm not really the target audience which might be why I was kind of disappointed with it. Some of the stories were good but some of them were not for me at all. And I feel like a couple of them definitely had a "men writing women" vibe which I was very surprised by as I don't feel that way about any of the Old Kingdom books which are generally focused on the female characters. It's possible that some of the older stories just haven't aged all that well.
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Blood, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism and Religious bigotry
Minor: Child abuse
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