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kassidyreads'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
3.5
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia
aseel_reads'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
4.0
Graphic: Ableism
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fatphobia, and Murder
katrinarose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Violence, Fatphobia, Murder, Abandonment, and Ableism
tommyvaltin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Ableism
Minor: Fatphobia
kirstym25'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
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, and Violence
Moderate: Fatphobia, Grief, and Ableism
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.0
2022 reread:
Overall rating: 4 stars
Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
Moderate: Fatphobia, Death, Ableism, Murder, and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
olivier_d_ace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Fatphobia
emmamc02'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
4.0
Minor: Fatphobia
dsarbear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, and Violence
Minor: War
pauliina_thebookaholicdreamer's review against another edition
4.0
Ahh I can't wait to pick up Oathbringer now that I have finally read Edgedancer!
This novella (take novella with a pinch of salt - this is a 272-paged book. It's a novella in Sanderson terms) focuses on Lift who we received an interlude from in Words of Radiance. I loved her interlude so I was very excited about reading this. While Lift is still one of my definite favourites, reading Edgedancer wasn't quite as great as The Way of Kings or Words of Radiance.
Lift is an unpredictable, unreliable main character - and this shows in the way that the novella is written. The reader is largely unaware about what will happen next and what is the point of the current events. I really enjoyed it in the interlude, but here it feels like a bit much. I wish we had some sort of a side character who could explain some of the stuff that Lift is up to. But regardless, Lift is a joy to read from (other than a couple fatphobic, jarring comments she makes).
We receive a tiny bit of needed backstory related to Lift but also to overall bigger events that were hinted at in Words of Radiance. The authors note at the end gave me the impression that this backstory will be crucial in Oathbringer. I really enjoyed the story, but maybe craved a bit more of it? I didn't quite catch what actually happened in Lift's past - and who the heck is Darkness exactly. But this might just be me, and I'm hoping that all things will become clearer once I get to Oathbringer. (Also I need to acknowledge the fact that I read Words of Radiance some time ago already and things didn't come back to me as quickly as I hoped)
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Fatphobia