Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

7 reviews

cg07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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

Incredible and intense. Jemisin writes in a sprawling (yet tightly connected) way, such that every piece feels so purposeful. I've never read a book quite like it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Body horror, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

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

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

Minor: Slavery, Dysphoria, and Confinement

lothalbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

The worldbuilding in this is so incredible. It's probably my favorite thing about it. The lore, the continent, the gravity of the situation! Just wow. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Abandonment, and Bullying

Minor: Cannibalism, Dysphoria, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Sexual violence

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Racial slurs, Torture, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Slavery, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Animal death, Body horror, Pedophilia, Classism, Cannibalism, Dysphoria, and Rape

rainbowrachel's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Dysphoria

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, Dysphoria, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Violence

reebeee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

Intense, dark, and gutting. Stupendous worldbuilding and pacing; Jeminsin is both confident in her readers' intelligence and attention, as well as in her own narrative voice throughout the book. Take the trigger warnings seriously—this book delves into humanity at its very worst, but nothing is for shallow shock value in this narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Child abuse, Death, Child death, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Dysphoria, Pregnancy, and Cannibalism