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Lui che annegò il mondo by Shelley Parker-Chan

55 reviews

winterwoodbooks's review against another edition

3.75

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So much better than the first book!
Much more gory tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail

atlastheninth's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

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When you know that someone is going to die and there really aren't that many who can die (story wise), and you keep thinking that, hey, maybe they actually won’t die, but then they do, because of course they do, but it still hurts? Yeah, that. I'm in pain. 

 

But god, that was so good! It's been a bit since I've read She Who Became the Sun, but I loved how this book was much more focused on the characters and the character development than the first one (or at least I felt like it was). 

Somehow Parker-Chan managed that I actually care about all of the main characters, even though all of them are absolute dickheads. 

 

And Zhu learning kindness and learning empathy and acknowledging all the unnecessary deaths and is it really worth it? That was so good!! 

 

I devoured this book, I did not want to put it down! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War

Moderate: Body shaming, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts

deaddove's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Homophobia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, War

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Infidelity, Misogyny, Torture, Blood

Minor: Pregnancy, Dysphoria

caseythereader's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Thanks to Tor Books for the free copy of this book.

 - I'm not sure how to review HE WHO DROWNED THE WORLD beyond simply some incoherent screaming. It's somehow better than the first book? It left me completely shattered? I could have kept reading it forever?
- I won't go into too much plot detail because 1) so much happens and 2) a lot of it would constitute huge spoilers. But know that I was gripped from beginning to end, gasped out loud at several points, and once my spouse asked if I was okay and the answer was a wailing, "Noooo!"
- Simply put, this duology is a masterpiece. I can't wait to see what Parker-Chan does next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

savvypotions's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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What an incredible, incredible story. The characters are so vivid and so human that even when they make cruel, horrible choices, you can understand why. Character development is one of the strongest aspects of Parker-Chan’s writing, and this book continues that beautifully from where the last book left off. The exploration of pain, grief, rejection, and identity within this book is gut-wrenching artistry. The ending also felt just right for the way all the characters develop. The ending did feel a bit abrupt for me, but the pacing is very fast through the entirety of the story, so it doesn’t seem rushed. I can’t wait to read this again once it’s actually published. If you liked She Who Became The Sun, preorder He Who Drowned The World now!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Classism