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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Minor: Colonisation, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, War, Racism, Body shaming, Child death, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Violence, Xenophobia, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Terminal illness, Ableism, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Hate crime, and Injury/Injury detail
ijustreallyliketrees'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
4.25
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, and Death
Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Sexism
Minor: Suicide and Slavery
lisavandonselaar's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and War
badbadwolf's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Violence, War, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Child death, Death, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts
dionysius_miller'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
Graphic: Confinement, Religious bigotry, War, Murder, Body shaming, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
Moderate: Chronic illness, Blood, Ableism, Body horror, and Child death
Minor: Death of parent, Xenophobia, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Racism, and Cannibalism
mels_booknook'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? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Death and Violence
Romance: kissesaleyajo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Death, Torture, and Body horror
elwh's review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Misogyny, and Death
Minor: Suicide
simmonsj's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Elantris is more a focus on politics. We have a king failing, a prince shunned, a political marriage gone awry, and a neighboring country vying for power through religion. There are political maneuvers, political bribes, politics and religion getting mushed together.
In the background we have Elantris. Elantris was a great fallen city with an interesting premise. The city and its people are well described. The magic of Elantris, AonDor, is not as well described - better at the very end, but not really during the book as a whole. There are some Aon examples at the back of the book, but sometimes the ones described in the text are not in the index. Some of the text descriptions do not match the index drawings either. It was a little bit of a struggle to wade through AonDor passages until the end when things finally started clicking.
The niggle about the magic system aside, I really enjoyed this book. Good writing, plotting, and world building kept me entertained even though I don't always enjoy politics-heavy novels. Characters were fleshed out and believable, and Galladon's "Doloken" might be my new favorite book "swear word."
Minor: Death of parent, Death, Body horror, and Violence
teyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic, Ableism, Physical abuse, War, Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Chronic illness
Minor: Death, Violence, and Suicide