Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie

22 reviews

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

I'm continuing to love this series. It's not cozy per se, but it feels cozy to me. I tried to explain the plot to my mom and I think I broke her brain, but Ann Leckie does a much better job explaining what's going on than I can. Continuing to binge!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Addiction

pvbobrien's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-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: Colonisation, Violence, Blood, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Gun violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, War, Vomit, Addiction, Body horror, Classism, Death, and Drug abuse

coffeedog14's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

While not as heart-wrenching or heart-stopping as the first installment, and lacking in some of the cool action moments that book had, this is a much more mellow work that relies more on intrigue and delving into the heart of the corruption that is inherent to the Radch and its ideology. It didn't feel like it propelled the plot as much, mainly setting up characters and ideas for later, but it was fascinating while doing so.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Trafficking, Bullying, Colonisation, Violence, Classism, War, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Gun violence, Child abuse, Medical content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Deportation, Torture, Addiction, Genocide, and Rape

ricksilva's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

More character-driven than the first book, this story puts Breq in command of Mercy of Kalr, a small ship, assigned to protect a remote system as the civil war between the fractured Radch Emperor's factions intensifies. 

This was great, from the details of the worldbuilding, to the political themes of justice in the face of colonialism, to the small details and character interactions. I loved the expanded cast of characters aboard Mercy of Kalr, and at the destination system.

There was some good political intrigue, and a nice setup for the third book in the series. 

Builds on the world and themes established in the first book, but it stands alone surprisingly well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and Police brutality

Minor: Sexual assault

teaxmillions's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

caffeinated_gills's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

hanz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Slavery

Minor: Addiction

totallyshelfaware's review

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation and Slavery

troisha's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual content

librarianmage's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Slavery