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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

150 reviews

ivan_tw's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

Hardly great literature, but fun and easy-reading, with a charming cast of characters and a few legitimately surprising twists along the way. My only criticism would be in the length; it didn't need to be 500 pages long.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Medical trauma, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Cancer and Vomit

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.5

Mysterious, a bit creepy, super gory. I enjoyed this overall, but at times was just too confused. There is a lot to keep track of and a lot of world building that happens indirectly. I do like the characters, even though I would not refer to them as “lovable”. Some of the plot twists were clear early on, though not all of them. Overall, a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Blood, Cancer, Child death, Body horror, and Gore

Moderate: Vomit, Suicide, Cannibalism, and Grief

Minor: Cursing

bookishchef's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Okay, so. 

The worldbuilding isn't great. I'm sorry, but it's true. New questions kept popping into my mind while reading this book, and almost none of them got a complete answer. 

Who is the Empire fighting a war against? 
No idea. 
Why is the Empire at war? 
No idea. 
How did the Empire come into existence? 
No idea. 
What are the main differences between each planet/each house? 
No idea (except their powers seem to differ a bit and the Ninth has a different religion). 
Why do the characters know so little about the other houses? 
No idea.
How will the Houses function when the heir apparent dies or when a House bloodline comes to an end? 
No idea.
How is this Empire so adept at space travel when they do not have internet, satellites, or even engineers (not in the Ninth anyway)? 
No idea. 

And so on. 

All of this did bother me throughout the story and I had to consciously decide to ignore it. 
Luckily, the characters kind of make up for it. All the characters, even the side characters, have their own distinct personalities. This story has over 16 characters to keep track of and they all feel different and unique. 
I'd argue that the Second House gets the least developed personalities, but I still know exactly what they're about. 

This book is also very funny. Gideon is hilarious and her repertoire with Harrowhark is very entertaining. For me, it never got old.

There's some very entertaining plottwists too. I saw some of them coming, but not all of them and that kept me reading on. I was genuinely invested in the mysteries. Shame we don't get an answer to some of them. 

So yeah, I liked it, but I don't really get the enormous hype surrounding it. The book definitely has flaws even if it can be very entertaining.

I hated the ending. It didn't feel earned to me. 
Also not sure if the space setting added anything. This could have been a normal Empire consisting of several countries or continents and I don't think it would have changed the story at all. If anything, it would have answered some of my worldbuilding questions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, Violence, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Confinement, Vomit, Cannibalism, and War

twistykris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Confinement, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Child death

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

raptorq's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Body horror, Violence, Murder, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide

lajoy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny 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

crushed my soul to pieces i am physically ill. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Infertility

ljausten05's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Colonisation, War, Abandonment, and Confinement

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

helfire124's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Terminal illness, Gore, Body horror, Death, Blood, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Cannibalism, War, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Child death, Child abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

taylorbarks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense 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

4.5

I devoured this book in a view days. Remarkably unique setting straddling both fantasy and sci-fi. The make-or-break feature for most will be the prose, which one will either love or hate. It vascillates between the verbose and descriptive to the terse and laconic, often creative, often comedic. I enjoyed it greatly. I can see how others might not. Either way, Tamsyn Muir has a unique and striking voice.
One of my favorite reads this year. Thoroughly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Medical content, Violence, and Gore

Minor: Confinement, Death of parent, Vomit, Cancer, Child death, and War