Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson

3 reviews

cinhein's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.0

Single-handedly responsible for a 7 month reading slump.

The first Sanderson book that was genuinely a slog to get through.

It is distinctly mid-2000s in vibe (not complimentary).

The 'villains' being entirely justified but ThEy WeNt ToO fAr had to be tired when it was published. Now it reads like a bad joke. Sure, it would suck for the Main Characters but we've just spent 600 pages surrounded by characters doing their best to prove that they would deserve it.

And no, the sex slave-slaver romance will never work no matter how you try to justify it.

There are 3 good characters here, and I spent most of the book hoping that everybody would die violently else. Not a great response to trigger for a book with a main theme of 'war bad'.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Slavery

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Confinement, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Miscarriage

anntharai's review against another edition

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

5.0

I hit the ground running with this one. From page one I was hooked. The characters felt real despite their utter unreality, the plot was well constructed, and excitingly readable prose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Torture, War, and Murder

Minor: Abortion, Rape, and Sexual assault

keepsleep's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit

Adult themes are handled in a very non graphic manner.