Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Just City by Jo Walton

9 reviews

pferdina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative 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

5.0

Really enjoyed this and looking forward to reading the next volume in the series.
Athena and Apollo set up an isolated city on an island with a volcano that will destroy it in the future as an experiment to test Plato’s Republic. Apollo takes mortal form to be part of the experiment and learn about volition and equal significance. I thoroughly loved the idea of the city as a way for people to become their best selves, but of course Plato did not consider human nature and the complexity of what he was asking these people to do. The sentient workers were an additional wonderful bit, as Sokrates shows they have souls.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Slavery

ellanarose's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Sexual content, Child death, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Ableism

silvereli's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Minor: Death of parent and Child death

abishop23's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child death

rini's review against another edition

hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Suicide, and Vomit

Eugenics

joyfuljazzy1's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense 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

4.25

The book was something I have to read for college and I did thoroughly enjoy it. The characters took me on a rollercoaster of likable, to not, to despising them. The ending was quite abrupt and quite unsatisfactory even though it was trying to set up for the next book in the trilogy. I do wish there were trigger warnings in this book. As someone that didn't know this book was about or existed and is not heavily into Greek mythology, it would've definitely helped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Ableism

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Way too much philosophy talk for me to enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, and Child death

drakonreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Misogyny

Minor: Child death

shebby's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I have recommended this book to anyone who stops too close to me. It is beyond anything I anticipated. Part science fiction part fantasy. Every page felt like it was changing and influencing me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death and Child abuse