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mackenzienoelle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
The twist at the end I kind of suspected but I was still so shocked my jaw DROPPED.
A very satisfying read!
Can’t wait to read more from Brandon Sanderson!
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement and Kidnapping
wajeemba's review against another edition
- 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
Also very interesting stuff about the Cosmere gets revealed in this Space Age book!
There is some body horror in chapter 10 that lasts about 3 sentences and can be easily skipped to no detriment. The lead up is quite obvious. Hoid is talking about dying and then goes something like "in case you can't imagine..."
It ends with "You're welcome. Fortunately for Tress a sailor soon stumbled..."
There are other cases of fairly graphic explanations of death, but the worst seems to be the one I mentioned.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Violence and Gun violence
seforana's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Gore, Grief, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, and Physical abuse
maddie_can_read's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
- Whimsical
- Fairytale adjacent without being very young
- Writing/ storytelling style
- Humour and the random tangents (reminded me of Hitchhiker's)
- Characterization
- World-building
- Lots of well developed female characters
- Disability inclusion, they had a Deaf sensitivity/ representation reader, so cool!
What I didn't love:
- I didn't find the actual story that compelling after about chapter 8.
When I realized Tress was staying on the ship the entire novel and the story was going to go pretty predictably - she's obviously going to go get Charlie and have some form of happily ever after - Lack of tension
- Felt the pace could've been faster/ the pace was a little inconsistent/ slogged a bit after chapter 8
This was my first Sanderson novel so I'm definitely going to check out some more as I've heard they vary a lot in tone.
We want to imagine that people are consistent, steady, stable. We define who they are, create descriptions to lock them on a page, divide them up by their likes, talents, beliefs. Then we pretend some—perhaps most—are better than we are, because they stick to their definitions, while we never quite fit ours. Truth is, people are as fluid as time is. We adapt to our situation like water in a strangely shaped jug, though it might take us a little while to ooze into all the little nooks. Because we adapt, we sometimes don’t recognize how twisted, uncomfortable, or downright wrong the container is that we’ve been told to inhabit.
Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
Moderate: Death, Murder, Slavery, Classism, and Vomit
Minor: Body horror and Gore
takarakei's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Unfortunately me knowing going into this that Sanderson was inspired by The Princess Bride was a detriment for me, because it's one of my all time fav movies, so I couldn't help compare too closely. I recognize that's unfair and my own issue. He says he wrote it as "if Buttercup had gone searching for Westley" - I personally read it as if Tress was Westley when he goes away and becomes the Dread Pirate Robert.
I did grow to love the cast of characters on the ship. There was great deaf representation! The world building is really interesting and unique. This is my first Sanderson book, and I've been assured it's very different from his other books. I plan to start the Stormlight series this year and look forward to what I'm hoping is a more straightforward epic high fantasy series.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, and Gun violence
Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Gore, Slavery, and Vomit
kylaeduff's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Excrement
Minor: Excrement, Death, Mental illness, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Vomit, and Violence
lizziaha's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Blood, and Violence
Minor: Classism, Fatphobia, Ableism, and Excrement
myhandmadehell's review against another edition
- 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
5 stars forever. I want more books in this world, Brandon! There’s like 9 seas we haven’t seen yet!
Oh and this edition? Unbelievably gorgeous. Howard Lyons’s illustrations were absolutely breathtaking. Reading this edition made the reading experience that much more special.
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence
Minor: Kidnapping, Vomit, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Gore
mbmayo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I did have some trouble with the narrative style in the first third of the book. The narrator would stop at points and scold the reader for thinking certain things, or having an expectation of what might come next. But, I was never thinking what I was being scolded for and it just annoyed me. Thankfully, that tapered off after the first third or so (If I still had the book, I would pull an example quote, but it has already been returned to the library.)
The character of Ann also sometimes had an accent and sometimes didn't, which annoyed me a little.
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, Abandonment, and Confinement
hectoralvf_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Moderate: Violence
Minor: Gore and Blood