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monofred's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Gore, Medical trauma, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cannibalism, Homophobia, Outing, and Sexual assault
pvbobrien'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? No
4.5
Graphic: Colonisation, Death, War, Gun violence, Blood, and Violence
Moderate: Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Alcoholism, Gore, and Medical content
Minor: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Sexual violence
crossbun'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? No
5.0
Moderate: Colonisation, Bullying, and Violence
winters'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: War, Colonisation, and Violence
Minor: Rape
wealhtheow's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I really liked this for a few hundred pages, until I realized that Khandar was never going to be anything more than the coded-Middle-East ~exotic~ setting in which desert nomads ambush the heroes and practice a terrifying religion. (The Vordani empire has a terrifying religion of their own, equally blatantly coded Western European Christian.) The two Khandar characters I thought were view point main characters like Marcus and Winter actually aren't--they get 1-2 chapters in total and otherwise exist entirely in the background of the white Vordani characters' arcs. Even if I could put aside the uncomfortable feelings of colonialism and racism, I was frustrated with how Marcus was written. I think I was supposed to think he and Janus had this great beginning of a sort of Holmes&Watson friendship, but I was just endlessly frustrated with Marcus missing obvious things like
Moderate: Colonisation, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Rape