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valkyri_anna's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual content
Minor: Sexual assault
garrettcz's review
- 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
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.
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
- 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
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, whererachelunabridged's review
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Murder, Alcohol, Gore, Blood, Death, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: War
sidneyua's review
- 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
3.0
Подорож — це, мабуть, мій найменш улюблений сюжет (вибач, Толкін), а тут персонажі тільки те й роблять, що кудись ідуть, з ними по дорозі щось трапляється, вони долають труднощі та йдуть далі. При цьому написано це настільки незграбно, що сприймається виключно як калейдоскоп випадкових подій, які не мають ніякої емоційної ваги. Навіть смерть окремих персонажів через це не здається вагомою — ну, померли і померли, черговий епізод на дорозі.
Так само дивна тут і робота з сюжетними рушницями. Їх заряджають і розвішують в такій кількості, і настільки явно, що в кінці очікуєш справжній феєрверк. Натомість стріляє в найкращому разі половина з них, решта або дають осічку або взагалі ховаються в мішок для можливого сиквелу.
Ну і, нарешті, недоречні еротичні сцени. Треба, мабуть, якийсь семінар проводити для чоловіків-письменників, де пояснювати, що можна мати у творі романтичну лінію, але при цьому не описувати детально пози, в яких герої займаються сексом.
Moderate: War and Sexual content
boglord'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
4.75
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
lauracousineau's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Minor: Sexual content
soozasaurus_rex's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
tinyelfarcanist's review against another edition
- 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
"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.
Graphic: Death, Cursing, and Cannibalism
Moderate: Murder and Violence
Minor: Confinement, Sexual content, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
uranaishi's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Minor: Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Slavery