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He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

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nlonghi's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

chaithra's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

add this to the weavers of alamaxa and the blood trials in the "this would've been so much better if there was a book 3" club. the story felt rushed, the deaths felt incomplete and even the ending felt a little rushed. i enjoyed the story and will probably reread in a better state of mind. i do think this is worth your time if you are looking for a dark fantasy with elements of gender exploration and what it means to have a fate but i just wish parker-chan made this a trilogy.

tenaciousz's review against another edition

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The book was good, it was just too dark and grim a mood for what I wanted at the time. Will probably pick back up again later

sarahern29's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Lets go!!!

msillustrator's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

nahlaaly56's review against another edition

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5.0

I am not sure what to say about this book. My emotions are all over the place. I am having a hard time processing everything that happened and an even harder time talking about it without spoilers.

Some people reviewing this book tagged it #tortureporn. I don't NOT agree, but it's so much more than that. I have read books that are torture porn, and they are usually all about pain and violence just for the sake of it. In He Who Drowned The World, however, nothing happens without reason. The characters are so fleshed out and examined to the core of their being that even when they do something unexpected or shocking, you still understand how they got there and their motivation to do it.

Yes, there is a lot of death, pain, suffering, and agony in there. It is a book with people who are brutal and raw, but can also be so human and tender. I am in awe of the writing and the charaterization in this book. It is one that will stay with me for a really long time.