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hazeln00t'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
Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, Torture, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Grief, Confinement, Death, Abandonment, Xenophobia, Terminal illness, Violence, Sexual content, Racism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
Moderate: Ableism and War
Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Deadnaming
While races are fictional, race and bigotry are prominent themes.sproutedpages's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Slavery, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Murder, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, and Child abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy, Blood, Xenophobia, and Sexual content
Minor: Transphobia, Stalking, Deadnaming, Eating disorder, and Ableism
lucystolethesky'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: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Mass/school shootings, Physical abuse, Bullying, Child death, Murder, Racism, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Deadnaming, Gore, Trafficking, Bullying, Slavery, and Blood
Minor: Transphobia, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Cannibalism
corvidkings'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
4.5
Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, and Death
Moderate: Pregnancy, Torture, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content
Minor: Vomit, Animal death, Cannibalism, Body horror, Deadnaming, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
britgirlreading'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
4.75
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Deadnaming
hanz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Grief
Moderate: Deadnaming
Minor: Cannibalism
podanotherjessi's review against another edition
- 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
Edit: Even better on a reread! You can see everything Jemisin has already set up for the rest of the trilogy. Brilliant.
Characters: 10
Plot: 9
Setting: 10
General appeal: 10
Writing style: 9
Originality: 9
Ending: 8
Spoiler Free, Broken Earth review: https://youtu.be/H83E_4F_09k
Graphic: Child death and Rape
Moderate: Deadnaming