Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlman

11 reviews

garrettcz's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Simply incredible. Mesmerizing storytelling. This book stole its way into my top ten books of all time. 

I laughed so much. I cried a couple times. I laughed so hard I cried a couple times. I loved every second. 

If you like the gritty, wildly lifelike, morally grey characters of The Blade Itself, this book is for you. 

If you like the unscrupulously incorrigible devilry of The Lies of Locke Lamora, this book is for you. 

If you liked the mystery as well as a wonderfully built out magical world that organically unfolds as the story progresses of The Black Company, this book is for you. 

If you like the banter and  camaraderie of The Riyria Revelations, this book is for you. 

Treat yourself. 

This author is now an instant-buy author for me. No hesitation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, War, Body horror, Classism, Alcohol, Blood, and Gore

Minor: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

violerwolf's review

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

I really wanted to like this book, so I gave it a shot despite the mixed reviews I'd seen. Unfortunately, this book is deeply mediocre. The book bills itself, through both the cover art and the summary, on the relationship between the thief main character and Galva, the griseled knight character. Their interactions end up being very limited and with little depth. The author repeats the same (very basic) worldbuilding facts over and over again, despite them having little relevance to the story, as if they expect the audience to not understand. The "realism" of the book is as gritty as an episode of Spongebob, humor and all. I must assume that the grittiness reviewers mention comes in the form of middle-school level jokes about literal shit and sex. I don't think any of these things are necessarily bad, but the reviews I've seen of this book have pitched it as something very concerned with the realities of a fantasy world, and the only reality the book is actually concerned with is the main character's horniness. What a shame, because I think a lot of the world building and the characters (specifically Galva) could've had fantastic depth and told an incredibly dynamic story. Alas, it wasn't meant to be. If you're looking for generic fantasy with a rogue that has the libido, charm, and humor of a pubescent teen, this may be for you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Body shaming, Colonisation, Sexual content, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Cursing, Alcohol, Death, and Excrement

Minor: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, and Sexism

Typical fantasy racism present throughout novel. One brief scene toward end of novel involving potential sexual assault, where

the main character makes a deal involving sex with another character. The sex isn't described, and whether it actually happened is ambiguous.

emmalaya's review

adventurous dark funny 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing and War

Minor: Animal death and Slavery

rachelunabridged's review

adventurous dark funny 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: War

novelideea's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cursing

mackenzi's review

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Child death

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gore, War, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Vomit, Cursing, Trafficking, Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, and Infertility

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Grief, Genocide, Fatphobia, Excrement, and Sexual violence

nebulasaurus's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, and Vomit

tinyelfarcanist's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A delightful ride from beginning to end. With frequent humor to even the dark themes, the author doesn't let the fun or grim stuff distract from the plot, or even the best part: the worldbuilding.

"Reminded me of an old poem about lovers separated by war. She asks, he answers.

How will you be coming back home?

By earth, by water, by fire or crow.

Meaning, not at all. They'll bury me in a grave, dump me off the boat, burn me on a pyre, or leave me for carrion. It seemed to fit my present state, only I had no lover at home to ask. Only siblings, a mother, and a niece to suffer for my failure. And there were no crows to eat me here. Only fucking puffins."

The narrator's voice is interesting and distinct, even for funny characters in fantasy. Filled with enough political intrigue, wise observations, unique memorable characters, and a touch of romance, it stands by itself but is still a great introduction to the Blacktongue saga. I finished this book with a sense of fulfillment, my only regret is not picking it sooner. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

pageturn_industries's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Animal death

Minor: Death