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orlagal's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
idun_aurora's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
storykath's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Gideon was a fantastic narrator, funny and flawed and truly unique. She's chaotic and hilarious!
This book took me a while to get through, and I think that's partly due to my brain being picky about reading, but also partly because of how gory and tense things got in the story. I couldn't always stomach it for multiple chapters at a time. Between the injuries and the sometimes-dense plot, this was a book I had to tackle in smallish chunks. That being said, I'm starting the sequel right away so I don't forget any important plot points.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, and Murder
Minor: Excrement, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
askjeaves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The premise was ultimately very cool, even if some of the book's cooler worldbuilding and lore were obscured by purple prose and needlessly clinical vocabulary. Knowing that the second book is told from the perspective of Harrow (who is particularly pretentious and manipulative) and is supposedly even more confusing at times means I probably won't continue the series.
Also, holy body horror batman! A lot of the visual descriptions reminded me of Annihilation. You've been warned.
Graphic: Body horror and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Murder
Minor: Suicide and Vomit
beingsimba's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Vomit
carodonahue's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
annapox's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Grief, and Cannibalism
Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Infertility, Slavery, Suicide, Excrement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and War
mayannecosplay's review
- 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
This is my second read of Gideon The Ninth (my first time as an audiobook) and the narrator made this experience SO FUN! I loved Moira Quirk's voices and intonations for each character, especially Harrow's posh and haughty accent and Palamedes' rough northern UK accent. Discovering and noticing all the little details that I missed on my first read was such a joy and re-reading plot twists still feel like a punch to the gut. I am absolutely hooked on this series and will still be thinking about it weeks later. 1000/10 would recommend looking for fan art and memes made by the Locked Tomb fandom to recover from the loss of finishing this book and its sequel and while waiting for the third to come out in fall 2022.
For the love of God, the King Undying, please check trigger warnings before reading this book, it's a graphic horror story about necromancers in a haunted and murderous mansion.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Child death and Vomit
spilledink's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Gideon is definitely the best part of this book for me. She is definitely one of my favourite protagonists in any book, and I love her as a character. She is never frustrating in a way that makes her unlikeable, and her humour is a very welcome respite from many of the heavier, darker aspects of this book.
One thing I struggled with in this book was the sheer number of characters. There are nine houses, each with at least two prominent characters. That is already 18 at least moderately important characters to keep track of, never mind all the other characters that aren't directly related to the plot. The guide at the beginning was definitely useful, but I still found it a little difficult to keep track sometimes, especially in the scenes that were heavy on inter-house politics and that sort of thing.
The mystery element of this book is masterfully executed. It raises many questions, but utilises pace well in order to provide answers in a satisfying and intriguing way, without revealing the full picture at any point. I am a little iffy on some of the plot twists, but I will probably be rereading this book to see if the foreshadowing is just subtle and I wasn't good at picking up on it, or if they did indeed come a little out of nowhere.
I will admit that the relationship between the two main characters did not compel me at all.
Each character in this book, despite how many there are, is distinct. This is an impressive feat. I could say something about every character in this book, and there's like 25. Seriously good writing.
I've been having a bad reading streak with books recently, but this one was like a breath of fresh air.
Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Child abuse and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
prettyfunctional's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Suicide, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit