Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

3 reviews

nerdkitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, and Torture

Moderate: Mental illness, Medical content, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, Excrement, Grief, Sexual violence, War, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Death of parent, Biphobia, and Racial slurs

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Only took me a million years, but I finally finished the second book in this series! Now I get to wait around for #3 with everyone else. I don’t think this installment was as successful as the first, but it was still great. I loved getting to jump right into Kvothe’s world, not having to wait through all the exposition. It feels like seeing a good friend after a long absence, picking up where you left off. This novel was quite episodic, so of course some are better than others. I generally love Kvothe’s time at University, though his childish antics with his rival are increasingly frustrating. I was most interested with Kvothe’s adventures at court, with all the subtle politics and social games. Those sections flew by, whereas the chapters with Felurian really dragged on. I’m glad there’s at least a #2.5 to tide me over in the meantime!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content and Torture

darkefyres's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Sexism, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore