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spellbindingtomes'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
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War
hdunscombe'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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cannibalism
amschelly153'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
Moderate: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
biobeetle'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: 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
gardens_and_dragons'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
4.0
“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.”
Graphic: Violence and Xenophobia
Moderate: Child death and Abandonment
brynalexa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, and Alcohol
vitaminkait'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
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death and War
yourbookishbff'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
5.0
At the start of The Obelisk Gate, our main character Essun has lost too many children, has sacrificed too much of herself, and has been hunted by too many of those she once loved, and her grief is all consuming. The tender moments between her and Alabaster destroyed me. And we finally get NESSUN in book two, and it's just as much of a gut punch as we expected. She gives up so much for survival - her "daughterhood," her childhood, her ideas of familial love. Through Nessun in particular, NKJ is constantly pushing us to examine our sympathies. Characters like Jija and Schaffa are head-spinning as we try to sort out good and evil in a world literally covered in gray ash.
And sweet, terrifying Hoa. I love him. I distrust him. I love him. I don't know.
Highly recommend this series and looking forward to book three!
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, and Colonisation
Minor: Cannibalism
ergogretchen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Terminal illness
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Racial slurs, Violence, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cannibalism
mgewald'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
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment