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The Water Outlaws by S.L. Huang

55 reviews

grandiose_r's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

Read it in one sitting and loved it. Very lovable rogues, and I really enjoyed the variety of different characters among the Liangshan bandits. I particularly love the way Lu Da talks, both towards other characters and her internal thoughts.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism, War, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

freedo8quigly's review against another edition

The audiobook didn't grab my attention. Not sure if it's the narrator or the story. Going to attempt to read it instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

bluenarcissa's review

adventurous funny inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual assault

_theresenatalie's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Death, War, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, and Gore

Minor: Suicide attempt

beckahh_i's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism and Sexual assault

imyril's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I often hesitate to give a book five stars. The Water Outlaws steals all five for pure thrilling entertainment, intersectional feminism, revolution and fun. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

double_el's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

tashawallace95's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Sexism, Murder, Torture, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Rape, and Violence

embreads98's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

This book was an absolute breath of fresh air, I haven’t read anything else like it. This gender-bent reimagining of a Chinese martial arts story is chock full of intimidating women, casual queerness, and a nuanced exploration of morality. What does loyalty mean to you, and how far would you go to protect those you’re loyal to? The moral lessons of this book reminded me of the eternal words of John Lewis: “Get in good trouble”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Gore, and Violence

coopaboop's review

adventurous dark hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This is an excellent modern imagining of a historic tale. I love to read about women and nonbinary people wielding their martial arts prowess, deadly weapons, and even deadlier magic to cut down corruption. I was less comfortable with some of the body horror, but the story was propulsive enough to keep my interest. I wasn’t familiar with the underlying story but that wasn’t an issue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Body horror