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vivectelvanni's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
lvl52_grant's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Colonisation, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Drug abuse, Excrement, and Abandonment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship
cosmicpootz'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, and War
sydalee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I haven't figured out how to write reviews for Malazan books yet. The story is just so incredibly vast and complicated that I just can't even begin to explain what tf is happening in a short and succinct way. Deadhouse picks up shortly after the events of GOTM, but we're now on a completely different continent that has previously been conquered by the Malazan Empire. We do follow some familiar faces (Kalam, Fiddler, Apsalar, and Crokus), and we are introduced to a TON of new characters.
Everyone in this story is running for their lives for most of the book, and they are all fleeing through various plains and deserts on this continent. But even though there's no battle with a moon in the sky, there is still so much that happens to all of these characters during their flights. The Chain of Dogs storyline is the most heartbreaking thing I've ever read. I want to cry just thinking about it again. And the way Erikson wrote Felisin is also just devastating to read. She gets so much hate online, but she is just written SO well. Her storyline is truly just horrific to watch unfold in front of you.
Most of the book just kind of plods along, but Erikson makes up for that in the way he writes dialogue. He writes the funniest scenes, some characters say the most out of pocket things lol. And the ending!!! Gosh, the last quarter of GOTM and DG have both just been so much stuff happening at once to where you're just so hype to start reading the next book to see where in the world (literally) Erikson is going to take you next.
I did have to Google what the heck was going on in some scenes, and I still don't think I fully understand what Azath house is, but man, I'm just having a good time reading these and thinking about this world. I can't wait to get started on the next!
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Violence, Murder, and War
pinkfloydian's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War
Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, and Rape
bcrowes11's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Murder
Don't get hung up on the names of people too much. Use the map to follow where you are, and just focus on the story being toldgriffinthief'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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Pedophilia and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Abortion
catsy2022's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Sexual content
danielleor'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? N/A
3.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation
atalea's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Blood, and Murder