Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

68 reviews

nickiholmes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse

deenice2819's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

peter7's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Violence, and War

acasiamae's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment and Violence

Minor: Drug use

katymat18's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative lighthearted mysterious reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

paladinosaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Genuinely one of the best books I’ve read in the past 5 years. I had to limit myself on reading times, because I didn’t want to be late to things or stay up late because I couldn’t put it down. I would 100% recommend this to any high fantasy fan. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, and Violence

emi_oz's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Grief, and Bullying

Minor: Sexual assault

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Classism, Addiction, Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Xenophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Sexism, and War

Graphic depictions of poverty and homelessness take up a significant portion of the story. Graphic description and discussion of giant spiders.

manarnia's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

A bit meandering, but overall an engrossing fantasy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Rape, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Gore, War, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

konakokiri's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Violence