Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Jättömaa by Chen Qiufan

7 reviews

woolandwhiskey's review against another edition

This is an excellent, well-written book with an intriguing premise. It was just a bit too bleak for me right now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

kaywhiteley's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed reading this and think that the messages about classism and environmental issues are very powerful. I think the author did a ton of world building and it shows.

However, this book was dense and downright confusing sometimes. It seemed like the author was trying to pack all his ideas into the book without giving them proper context and introduction. Also, there were so many parts that went way too into the weeds (like the parts going in depth about parts of the brain) and, maybe I’m just stupid, but they tended to bore and confuse me without really adding anything to the story. 

I also didn’t love how Mimi was just kinda there to further along the story line and wasn’t her own complex character. She was more of a tool to further the plot than a character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use and Vomit

Minor: Sexual violence

girwiththepearl's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual violence, and Classism

noetherian's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

connnnn's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad slow-paced

• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual violence

sarah984's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

This was an interesting book and I liked the lens of language and culture that each character used to look at the world. Unfortunately, I didn't find the cyberpunk stuff as compelling as the initial story about the "waste people" and their work, and by the end the latter is basically completely set aside in favour of the former.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Torture, and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Excrement, Gore, Medical content, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Violence

Minor: Chronic illness, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Vomit, Ableism, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Gun violence, Racism, and Rape

acy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Drug abuse, Cursing, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Car accident, Cursing, Excrement, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Suicide