tren_tren23'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: Blood, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Drug use, Classism, Body horror, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Rape, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Addiction, Child death, Classism, Grief, Racism, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Self harm, Excrement, Medical trauma, Murder, and Xenophobia
shainalite'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
4.5
Kengerian, ketakutan dan trauma yang dirasakan Rin bisa ikut aku rasakan namun ga sampai bikin aku berhenti baca buku ini. Seperti buku pertama, gaya penulisan buku ini mudah diikuti dan engaging, sehingga sejauh ini aku bisa bilang (gaya penulisan) R.F. Kuang adalah jodohku 🤭
Muncul karakter-karakter baik baru maupun karakter yang sempat muncul di buku pertama, dan ketika aku menyelesaikan buku ini rasanya R.F. Kuang kayak menggambarkan kehidupan nyata dalam bentuk buku fiksi di mana kita tidak pernah benar-benar tahu mana pihak yang ingin kita dukung (misalnya dalam politik atau dalam kasus tertentu yang muncul di media sosial) karena masing-masing pihak bisa menyajikan fakta mereka masing-masing. Penggambaran apa yang dilakukan Rin dalam buku ini, pihak-pihak mana saja yang dia dukung dan gimana dia akhirnya memutuskan menurut aku bukan sesuatu yang ga ada artinya karena itu merupakan pembelajaran juga.
Oke, kemudian Nezha, aku hanya ingin masukin dia ke dalam tong, bertahun-tahun, siapa tau dia bisa jadi tape.
Sejujurnya aku belum pernah baca buku military fantasy sebelumnya, jadi buku ini sudah detail namun masih bisa aku pahami sebagai manusia awam yang tidak tahu apa-apa mengenai militer, terutama penyusunan strategi dan ide-ide yang dimunculkan seputar peperangan. Perdebatan yang dimunculkan di buku ini juga menarik baik yang membahas agama, strategi perang maupun gimana menjalani kehidupan dengan kondisi saat ini. Suka banget kalau ada buku yang ditulis dengan membuat beberapa opini berkonflik dengan cara yang masuk akal mulai dari konflik semacam perdebatan hingga sebesar peperangan yang melibatkan beberapa negara di dunia.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Medical content, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Excrement, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Body shaming, Torture, Vomit, Blood, Deadnaming, War, Grief, Racial slurs, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/injury detail, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Abortion
donatio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Medical content, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Animal death, Body horror, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Classism, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Vomit
being_stupid'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
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Genocide, Sexual assault, War, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexism
Moderate: Xenophobia and Slavery
cemeterygay'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Self harm, Violence, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Torture, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Xenophobia, and War
Moderate: Slavery
Minor: Cannibalism
Additional CW: Scientific racism, Christian imperialism, and colorismnatnat_7's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Murder, Rape, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Kidnapping, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Animal cruelty, Classism, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Vomit, Abandonment, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Bullying, Pregnancy, and Abortion
tinyghostbat_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Injury/injury detail, Murder, Addiction, Animal death, Classism, Racism, War, Body horror, and Death
gioivb'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
4.75
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Classism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Cannibalism, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Confinement, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Child death, Chronic illness, and Cursing
odp'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
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, War, Gore, Blood, Violence, Rape, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Murder, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Misogyny
Moderate: Abandonment, Cannibalism, Bullying, and Ableism
Minor: Grief, Self harm, Abortion, Cannibalism, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
whailey'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
4.5
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Sexual violence, War, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Addiction, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Genocide, Medical content, Blood, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, and Torture
Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Classism, Infertility, Suicide, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Abortion