Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

120 reviews

bex4dayz's review against another edition

dark 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 death, Violence, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism

chaoticnostalgia's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Racism, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Death, Hate crime, Racial slurs, and Grief

alfarmer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

If anything I love the characters more—flaws and all. A little bit of middle book syndrome. A lot of stuff happens just you set you up for the last book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Racism, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Gore

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.75

This one was good but not as good as the first, many scenes with Essen felt like waiting around for plot relevant information. I ended up more riveted by Nassun's arc, that was so well done and personally affecting. I'm excited to finish the trilogy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Child death

mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

Hollllllyyyy crap. I am in awe, this was fantastic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Violence

crybabybea's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

5.0

Mind blowing. 

All the amazing things from the first book are present here. Doesn't suffer from middle book syndrome like so many trilogies do. I appreciate the time spent in the first book world-building as it made this book read like a breeze, and the author even introduced a new magic system which was much easier to grasp thanks to what we learned in book one. Just a really great example of how to continue a series. I can't wait to see how it ends!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cursing, Murder, War, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

sparksofkell's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gore and Cannibalism

utopiaandmelancholy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

5.0

This book was unstoppable, it had so much drive and momentum, and manages to really builds on the existing explanations of the world and its magic system as well.  Every chapter was compelling, I loved the relationships developing between the characters, the intensity of feeling, whatever the emotion. I read the second half in pretty much one sitting. Just fantastic writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Violence, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Medical content, War, Genocide, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol

shlymiller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

The perspective shifts and storytelling style in this book are masterful. A work of art. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death of parent, and Violence

nilssjoberg's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism and Grief

Minor: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content