Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson

3 reviews

sheiksleopardthong's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I loved all of these books, but I BURNED THROUGH The Tyrant. I couldn't put it down- every spare moment I needed to know what would happen next to these characters, in this world that's being peeled back slowly and delicately. I love the scheming and travelling. The balance between characters all with their own needs, but similar wants. Or their own wants, but similar needs.

When I first started reading this series I asked my husband (who'd just finished it) "Is there magic?" And his response was "Uh, depends on your definition of magic." I wasn't very satisfied with that answer.

Well, now I have to suck up my pride and admit I'm satisfied with that answer. 

I don't even have words to describe my love for this series, these characters, this world. This book makes me want to write. It makes me believe in trim. 

I cannot wait for the final book. But Seth did something so few authors do, which is let the story rest. Give us a breather. I'm so so content with the end of The Tyrant. I'm excited for the next book. But I'm not acutely dying for it. Maybe Baru &co won't get a break (we'll find out!) But we get one, and Seth gets one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Body horror, Classism, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Racial slurs, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Colonisation, Grief, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, and Drug use

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Alcohol, Cursing, and Cannibalism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

aileron's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Body horror, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Colonisation, War, Xenophobia, Cancer, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Animal cruelty, Transphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal death, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

ferlefur's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

Simply wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Medical content, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Child death, Genocide, Cancer, and Gore

Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Blood, Colonisation, Drug use, Slavery, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Incest, Death of parent, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pedophilia