Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

3 reviews

fox_noises's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A verbose high fantasy adventure with intricate descriptive writing. The university of arcanists felt like a more mature Harry Potter story.

This is a very long read and only the first book in the series. The audio book creation version was 29 hours, perfect for listenin  all day at work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug abuse and Police brutality

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Classism

lunep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical content, Kidnapping, and War

Graphic depictions of poverty and homelessness take up a significant portion of the story. Graphic description and discussion of giant spiders.