Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Reflection by Elizabeth Lim

6 reviews

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.75

Such a cute rewrite of the story. Focused more on Mulans inner battle and Shangs view of her. The description of Diyu was so interesting and well written

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Grief, Murder, Death of parent, Violence, and War

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

Aside from the original source material, Lim manages to use the “Mulan” mythos to create a surprisingly engrossing story with steeped in Chinese mythology while still capturing the central moral of the 1998 film. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Drug use, and Cursing

Be aware of the use of weapons, demons, descriptions of Diyu and Youdu (the Underworld and Hell), running away, and exploration of self-doubt and guilt.

keiwald's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring reflective fast-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

4.5

Very fun.  It takes after the movie version, starting with the huns and the avalanche, then immediately deviates. It is not a retelling, but a what if expansion. Certainly a lot of fun and wonderful to watch Mulans journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Sexism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War and Violence

amanda_reads24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Death, and Violence

smalljoys's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I wish there was more emphasis on shang and mulan's relationship at the end, although I understand this it fit in between scenes in the movie. Also, felt like there was so much action at times, it was hard to keep up with who was moving where and who was fighting what. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: War and Body horror

ehmannky's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This series is fun, and this is my primary takeaway. I liked that this one didn't feel the need to go into the first half of the movie and instead starts where the divergence from cannon happens. Like, if you're picking this up, I assume you know what's happened up until now. And it was really different and fun to read. It's fast-paced. A little more plot-driven than character-driven for my tastes, but I still had a good time. I also thought the romance stuff between Mulan and Shang was very cute. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Death