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ladyarchaeopteryx's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
The monsters are modern fantasy, but the world itself is classic medieval fantasy. That includes societal structures, and especially sexism. There's a lot of descriptions of women's bodies (always with specific attention on their boobs), and quite a few of the male characters have engaged in sexual harassment (even Rittersporn) - at least the hard cases (that aren't harrassment anymore, but assault) happen off-screen. And no one thinks that there might be anything wrong with it. At least Geralt, our main character and POV, is a decent human being.
The short stories are not chronological, but the Stimme der Vernunft interludes definitely happen last. And those interludes introduce the story that comes immediately after, and they also serve as an overarching story that bands the short stories and the whole book together, so that's cool.
Having read the first book now, I feel like the Netflix show really was very faithful to the book in their adaptation in regards to Geralt's storyline (don't know about the others yet). They gave Jaskier a bigger role, and I'm not complaining. In almost every short story I recognised the episode immediately, the plot points all happened (even if sometimes the way we got there was a bit different, but that's okay), and even some of the dialogue was verbatim. I love that I recognised so much from the show and that I had immediate pictures to put to the words.
The short stories are not chronological, but the Stimme der Vernunft interludes definitely happen last. And those interludes introduce the story that comes immediately after, and they also serve as an overarching story that bands the short stories and the whole book together, so that's cool.
Having read the first book now, I feel like the Netflix show really was very faithful to the book in their adaptation in regards to Geralt's storyline (don't know about the others yet). They gave Jaskier a bigger role, and I'm not complaining. In almost every short story I recognised the episode immediately, the plot points all happened (even if sometimes the way we got there was a bit different, but that's okay), and even some of the dialogue was verbatim. I love that I recognised so much from the show and that I had immediate pictures to put to the words.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment
bynarii's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, and Violence
Moderate: Rape and Sexual content
Minor: Sexual harassment and Alcohol
addedeemus's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Murder
Minor: Rape, Child abuse, and Kidnapping
tilo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Bisher kannte ich die Welt nur durch die Videospiele und durch die Netflixserie. Letztere hatte mich dann überzeugt, die Buchreihe zu lesen und der erste Band ist sehr vielversprechend. Ich habe genau das bekommen, was ich erwartet habe: Interessantes Fantasysetting, mehr Hintergründe zur Welt und den Charakteren, vor allem aber sehr gut geschriebene Abenteuergeschichten. Am meisten beeindruckt war ich von den wahnsinnig gut geschriebenen Kampfszenen, die mich sehr inspiriert haben, da mir solche beim Schreiben meiner Geschichten schwer fallen und ich hier hilfreiche Strukturen erkennen konnte.
Wenn die weiblichen Charaktere in den Geschichten nicht stark dargestellt wären und vor allem keine eigene Ambitionen hätten, die nicht zwingend auf Männern gebaut wären, hätte mich der doch sehr präsente Sexismus der männlichen Charaktere gestört. Letztendlich wirkt es aber für mich eher so, als ob die Gesellschaft in dieser Saga eher auf Frauen herabschaut, auch wenn der Autor diese Ansichten nicht in seinen weiblichen Charakteren in die Tat umsetzt.
Wenn die weiblichen Charaktere in den Geschichten nicht stark dargestellt wären und vor allem keine eigene Ambitionen hätten, die nicht zwingend auf Männern gebaut wären, hätte mich der doch sehr präsente Sexismus der männlichen Charaktere gestört. Letztendlich wirkt es aber für mich eher so, als ob die Gesellschaft in dieser Saga eher auf Frauen herabschaut, auch wenn der Autor diese Ansichten nicht in seinen weiblichen Charakteren in die Tat umsetzt.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Murder, and Rape
Minor: Ableism, Drug use, and Sexual harassment
kay222's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Content Warnings
Minor: Gore, Incest, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny
lumie's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
Minor: Pedophilia
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