Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

90 reviews

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and Classism

cookiecat73's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Transphobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Confinement, Slavery, and Dysphoria

cptnstphy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

Fascinating what Jemison is capable of! The story unfolds in very unexpected and exciting ways. I knew early on that I would have to read it twice to really understand it, and I look forward to doing so. The worldbuilding is strong and the characters mysterious and interesting, and the reader can feel connected to them in some ways despite the fantasy-inflicted differences.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

aprilincognito's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

Minor: Cannibalism

vitaminkait's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Forced institutionalization

lucystolethesky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Slavery, Blood, and Trafficking

Minor: Mental illness, Transphobia, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

emilyplun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Pregnancy

I'm not being overly cautious with all the CW labels; there are a LOT of really heavy themes in this book

proceduralbob's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

brycestevenwilley's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.5

Interesting journey, the worldbuilding is very well integrated, and the rules don't feel like they're in flux as much as you, the reader, and ghe characters themselves are finding out the limits and mysteries.

I always forget that there's an appendix in the back, would have helped the first 75 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail