kimbapawpad 's review for:

He Who Drowned the World by Shelley Parker-Chan

4.25

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wow, that was intense! First, I am so happy that I listened to this book. It really helped to make it come alive, and the pronunciations mad sense. I knocked off a 3/4 star because I felt there was a lot of gratuitous gory details in many of the MANY gruesome parts. Initially, I was going to give it 3 stars. However, the end came together in an unexpected and really moving way. I think this is going to be one of those books that stays with me for a very long time. One of my favorite parts of this and the first, was the grappling with gender identity. I still need to ponder more…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Grief, War