Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

72 reviews

emi_oz's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, and War

Graphic depictions of poverty and homelessness take up a significant portion of the story. Graphic description and discussion of giant spiders.

manarnia's review

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

A bit meandering, but overall an engrossing fantasy book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug use, Violence, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and War

konakokiri's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death of parent

collidatur's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.0

I love the way the author describes certain imagery of scenes n such, but there is definitely a problem with the portrayal of women within the story, and no poc representation at all.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexism and Violence

crystalmethany's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse

alegna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Violence

feingartner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring relaxing sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

bencaroline's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, and Police brutality

Graphic depictions of poverty and homelessness take up a significant portion of the narrative.

mikki_9's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, and Alcohol