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nicklybear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Cursing
Minor: Sexual content
ayamawa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Death, Blood, Cursing, and Violence
thunderstrikes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Infertility, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, and Murder
Moderate: Incest, Body horror, Confinement, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Rape
Minor: Gore, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Ableism, Genocide, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Gaslighting, Infertility, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Kidnapping, Misogyny, and Racism
7hunder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Murder, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Animal death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Torture
comradehaasboy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Violence and Gore
Moderate: Cursing
mcmeiss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder
shelbyslifer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Sexism
Moderate: Cursing and Colonisation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Racism, Murder, and Gore
crowcrow's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
There are some low brow moments, but if you can look past those I think you'll have as good as a time as I did.
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Incest, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
lacrimaeignis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I bought this book back in 2010 and forgot I owned it until the Netflix show first aired. I had played the videogames and so naturally I was curious as to how the show would be. Then I found my copy of The Last Wish once more and immediately began reading. Life threw me in for a loop and unfortunately, this book got put on the back burner for a while. But I restarted it a few months ago and have finally finished it! I only wish I had finished it sooner!
Although I genuinely enjoy all versions, out of the three, I like the book the best and I cannot wait to continue reading this series. It's so interesting seeing the different versions of Geralt but book Geralt is definitely the most intriguing and sympathetic iteration to me. He is just as formidable and gruff and sarcastic but he comes across as kinder and more soft-hearted and he truly treasures those he deems friends. He's one of the best morally gray characters that I have had the pleasure to see written.
I love getting more into his mind and I love that in the book, he is actually quite the scholar in many ways. He's just as intelligent (although does make some dumb decisions on occasion) as he is talented with his swords. Book Geralt is also more open-minded and willing to challenge his own beliefs by learning and taking into consideration others' viewpoints than his counterparts tend to.
But what I love most about the book is the prose. At times, the descriptions are so poetic and beautiful that I wouldn't be surprised if Dandilion/Jaskier had written them for a ballad. The lines that made me absolutely fall in love with this writing style was, ' It had taken a long time, he thought, before this dance on the edge of an abyss, this mad, macabre ballet of a fight, had achieved the desired effect, allowed him to psychically become one with his opponent, to reach the underlayers of concentrated will which permeated the striga.'
I truly enjoyed joining Geralt on his many adventures and I will definitely be continuing the journey.
Graphic: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gore, Violence, and Death
msalishajane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death, and Blood
Moderate: Cursing and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content