Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

97 reviews

jonie_rich's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious relaxing sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Vomit, War, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Grief, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical trauma

sofipitch's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Someone summed this book up as getting your brain blasted and I have to agree. This book scratched such an itch in my brain, it's funny and incredibly gorey (surprised that didn't make this count as horror) which is my fave combo I don't get to see a lot. I got really attached to the characters as if they are real people. The universe feels fun and unique and this book keeps a lot of it's secrets close to it's chest but you never feel so confused that you can't enjoy it.  I also find the characters so refreshing, you never get to see wet rat little meow meow female characters and this book is chock full of them. The diversity is really unique bc it's effortless, this is the kind of story that normally would only have white male protags, probably all straight too, but it doesn't and the author acts like that's normal, she isn't clearly patting herself on the back


Reread about 1 month later: Still amazing, also there is so much foreshadowing, not just for this book itself but the next two books as well. I am so used to sequels being a cash grab, even in books, that such a well planned book series feels super impressive. Also my partner and I will be on a long car ride and I might play the audiobook for him while I have him hostage. Everyone needs the gospel of TLT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Terminal illness, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Gore, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Genocide and Injury/Injury detail

razishiri's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Gore, Death of parent, Body horror, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, and Child death

Minor: Suicide, Genocide, and Adult/minor relationship

froyobaggns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Blood, Cursing, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Genocide, Slavery, and War

shelvesofivy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Cannibalism, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Genocide and War

achingallover's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Slavery, Blood, Death, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Murder, Suicide, Death of parent, Genocide, Chronic illness, Violence, and Terminal illness

mooshake's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Gore, Medical content, Cursing, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicide and Genocide

solarel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The first 16 chapters were very very slow. But once I hit the halfway mark it picked up, and after 2/3 in, I finished in a day. 

The characters are fun and the tone is very fresh. It was great and I am devastated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, Death, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Cancer, Cannibalism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

eeriekeri's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The mysterious air of the book is fun. The relationship between Gideon and Harrow feels a little fast and forced, moving from "hate" to "love" with a speed that sometimes feels genuine and sometimes feels toxic. My main complaint is that nobody gets their kisses in in the entire book. Boo. Also, very grumpy that we don't get to enjoy the Gideon/Harrow stevonnie perspective for very long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Suicide, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Genocide

apiologee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

Absolutely adored this. Wildly inventive with the weirdest prose and most pathetically and perplexingly lovable characters. Loved being held hostage by this ridiculous, gorgeous read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide and Child death