Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine

40 reviews

the_tridentarii's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence, Death, Genocide, Colonisation, War, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical trauma

Minor: Vomit

katerina_dahl's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

• 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

Moderate: Genocide, War, Violence, and Xenophobia

cerilouisereads's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Death, Gore, Medical content, War, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual content and Xenophobia

Minor: Genocide

mandkips's review

challenging mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Medical content, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, Xenophobia, and Genocide

trips's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

Amazing continuation of A Memory Called Empire. The plot is a bit slow to start because Martine has a lot of threads going, but once they start converging, things get crazy. This book is though provoking yet easily enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Vomit, Medical content, and Genocide

freedryk's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Body horror, Medical trauma, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Genocide, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

idksamiguess's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Vomit

Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

perditorian's review

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Xenophobia

caseythereader's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Violence

achingallover's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

phenomenal

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Xenophobia