Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Mad Ship by Robin Hobb

79 reviews

cowboylikestoread43's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

toriauricht's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

caitibeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Vivacia has been captured by pirates. Althea, Amber, and Brashen will try to rescue her, but Bingtown is caught up in an imperial power struggle in their absence. Meanwhile, Withrow and Vivacia are in Kennit's hands, discovering new things about themselves every day. And down below, the sea serpents search desperately for answers for their dim memories...

A strong second book in an absorbing trilogy. Hobb's character work continues to be very good. Kennit is a horrific character and the eay she layers his truth vs how he crafts himself and is perceived is masterful. Also, I heard others say that Malta's journey over the course of the trilogy is wonderful, and I can already see that starting to unfold.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Child abuse

brynalexa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

A masterpiece. The character development, the winding plot, the world building, the commentary on slavery, bravery, independence, community, and more.  Perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kath_knits's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

gooseberry420's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

clarissimo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

lizziaha's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

One thing I absolutely love about Robin hobb’s writing is that you get to see how the characters grow and develop—and the exact paths they took to get there. It’s a benefit to having books this long—they’re long enough for her to have room to do that. To have room for Malta to grow out of her childish petulance, and to see how that journey is hastened along by her family’s hardships. Room for Kennit to learn that building up can be just as ruthless as tearing down. Room for a priest to bend his god to another’s will. Room for a ship to remember. The time pushing inexorably on as it molds the characters into new shapes. 
And as exquisite as the characterization was, the pacing of the plot was a little off. The most climatic moment of the book (

when Althea baits a sea serpent with a rapist and Malta takes the worst carriage ride of her life

) came a full 100 pages before what is technically the climax of the story. It felt like the book should’ve ended soon after that, and it was hard to garner as much enthusiasm for the second (somewhat less interesting) dramatic event. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Misogyny, Slavery, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Addiction

w0lfyfr3n's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

3.5

Quite a challenging read for me, it stretched so long that I struggled to keep reading sometimes. However some other parts were so impressive that they had me reading all night !

The characters and world building are fantastic, but similar to the first book, the ending is abrupt and ties up none of the plot lines, simply inviting you to read the next equally long book. I probably will because I'm invested, I just wish there was some revelation at the end as a reward for getting through 900 pages 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and War

laszloluvr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Slavery

Minor: Addiction