Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

32 reviews

biobeetle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Chronic illness and Stalking

kimia_hyperfocuser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Even though I recognize how the story in this one is not as fast-paced and gripping as book 1, it touched my soul, so 5 stars. 
But can we get a proper explanation of the magic system please?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, and Grief

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

4.0

“But if you stay, no part of this comm gets to decide that any part of this comm is expendable. No voting on who gets to be people.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death and Abandonment

frankieclc's review against another edition

5.0

1st book I've read in ages that didn't have second book syndrome

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

the_bees_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Loved the second book in this series, even if it did have a little book two syndrome, cannot wait to see where book three takes me to! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

SLIGHTLY worse than the first one but still SOOO good, i love the lore of this world so much and the povs of this one were !!!!

AND ALABESTER BEING A STONE EATER jt makes so much sense no???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Torture and War

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deadnaming

elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: War

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous 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: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Racial slurs, and Alcohol

le_mur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Cannibalism