Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb

3 reviews

missgarceau's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Vomit, War, Excrement, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Racism, Trafficking, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Misogyny, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Toxic friendship

atalea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Confinement, Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Excrement, Pregnancy, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Vomit

mariebrunelm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

4.75

The first time I read The Liveship Traders trilogy, I was baffled by the complexity of the narrative and how different it was from the Farseer trilogy. I know a few readers who have preferred Liveship Traders because of its variety, and I certainly praise that, but I've always felt a deeper attachment to Fitz and the Fool. However, re-reading Liveship made me realise just how stunning this book was. Yes it's complex, but I appreciated it a lot more knowing from the first pages who was whom and I loved the hints at where the story was going. I hadn't realised the first time round how the whole 800-page volume was about slavery. It's certainly obvious, but I'd been so focused on understanding what was happening the first time that it had slipped my attention.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death and Drug use