Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

15 reviews

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

lcgordon's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

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

4.0

Story-within-a-story setup, a bit self-aggrandizing by the main character (total gary stu) but ultimately it's one of those classic fantasy style books with solid worldbuilding and a good pace.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Gore

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

bencaroline's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Grief

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Violence

Graphic depictions of poverty and homelessness take up a significant portion of the narrative.