Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

5 reviews

turrean's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Hilarious, heroic, tragic, and human. Wow. 
As I neared the last few chapters, I was reading at a breakneck pace, desperate to have the ending revealed and very much fearing it at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and War

sadhbhprice's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Torture, War, and Classism

skyfluff's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

adrilynn21's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Xenophobia, Blood, and Grief

Minor: Child death and War

withlivjones's review against another edition

lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

What a brilliant read, perfect for anyone who enjoys ancient history and/or theatre. Although it is not quite as funny as all the reviews make it out to be, there is a lighthearted and casual bluntness to the narration that is very fun to read. What really struck me was how modern the characters felt - despite the book being set over 2000 years ago, it was a story that easily could’ve happened in the modern day because the characters aren’t too different to us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, and War