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kjoli's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Classism, and Death
Moderate: Violence, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Alcohol
Definitely not a good book for anyone having a tough time with pregnancy or loss of a child.geekywoman14's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Slavery, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Colonisation, and Confinement
Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Classism, Pedophilia, Stalking, Abandonment, Animal death, and Sexual violence
enchantressreads's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Animal death
elyssajoh's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual content
cloclara'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? No
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Slavery, Torture, and Xenophobia
laguerrelewis'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
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Genocide, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Violence, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, and Sexism
Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, and War
zarazim's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
Moderate: Body horror, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture
Minor: Animal death, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse
corvid's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Rape
hanarama's review against another edition
- 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
- Slow, organic world building
- Thorough character examinations
- Surprising reveals
The Bad:
- Sad, at times the story feels very hopeless.
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- Creative fantasy worlds and magic systems
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The Broken Earth Trilogy has been on my tbr for a long time, and now I'm kicking myself for not getting to it sooner. N. K. Jemisin is a master in storytelling and world building.
In a world that has ended more times than can be remembered, human society has become adept at picking up the pieces. The Fifth Season explores the lives of three orogens, people with the ability to manipulate kinetic energy and influence the tectonic activity of the earth. They are also widely regarded as dangerous and volatile, able to bring about the end of the world with a shrug.
Damaya is a young girl, a newly discovered orogen. She works to survive her training and to prove herself as smart and talented.
Syenite, is a skilled orogen, paired with a new mentor. She chaffs against the establishment and her off-putting new teacher.
And Essun, a grieving mother searching for her daughter and the man that killed her son.
Through them, Jemisin introduces us to a tumultuous world that threatens to break people down at every turn. It's hostile, but magical and breathtaking. And the stories of the main characters reveal how drive, love, and personal strength can alter the laws of nature.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Cannibalism, and Slavery