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saltycoffee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Incest, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and War
lukaareads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Slavery
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Xenophobia
kylepatino'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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Minor: Child death
meecespieces's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence
madladchad's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Moderate: Death, Murder, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Death of parent
foxybooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Violence, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Slavery
meathead's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Drizzt is the main character yes, but this book is about his upbringing, he doesn't have a lot of control over the events around him. For this one, our titular character is, as I'd like to describe it, coincidence driven. Things just happen to him and he goes with it,
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death and Slavery
Minor: Sexual violence
spacerkip's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.75
Did I have the time of my life reading it? ABSOLUTELY.
I absolutely loved the worldbuilding and the inter-house politics and scheming. I loved exploring the underground world of Menzoberranzan and the descriptions of the vast caverns of the Underdark. There were definitely parts that made me squint (and more than once I came across something that made me think "oh yeah, this is definitely a fetish"), and the depiction of religious trauma fell a little short for me. I found myself wanting something a little more concrete for Drizzt's motivation, something external that would fuel his drive to be good. His character would have been stronger if he had an intense desire to survive, a jagged response to the trauma he experienced as a child.
Still, an entertaining read, one that I haven't been able to stop talking about to anyone around me who will listen. Looking forward to the next in the series.
Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Child death
charlieleelee's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Child death
willardfillmore's review against another edition
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence
Minor: Child death