Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Trenza del mar Esmeralda by Brandon Sanderson

15 reviews

julleah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

miguelito_juanito's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Slavery, Terminal illness, Blood, Alcohol, and Classism

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

5.0

This is my first foray into the world(s) of Brandon Sanderson and I am so impressed! The world-building was magnificent, the characters were beloved, well-developed, and formidable. The plot was so detailed and revealed itself in phases throughout the book. In less than 400 pages, Sanderson created the most magical and fantastical world imaginable. The writing style is full of whimsy and nonsense, reminiscent of Lewis Carroll (but less boring) or Roald Dahl (minus the racism). An additional bonus? The hardcover has beautiful end pages and book art. Definitely won’t forget this one anytime soon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Murder

maddie_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed a lot of the aspects of this story: 

• Whimsical
• Fairytale adjacent without being very young
• Writing/ storytelling style
• Humour and the random tangents (reminded me of Hitchhiker's) 
• Characterization
• World-building
• Lots of well developed female characters
• Disability inclusion, they had a Deaf sensitivity/ representation reader, so cool!

What I didn't love:

• I didn't find the actual story that compelling after about chapter 8.
  When I realized Tress was staying on the ship the entire novel and the story was going to go pretty predictably - she's obviously going to go get Charlie and have some form of happily ever after
• Lack of tension
• Felt the pace could've been faster/ the pace was a little inconsistent/ slogged a bit after chapter 8

This was my first Sanderson novel so I'm definitely going to check out some more as I've heard they vary a lot in tone. 

We want to imagine that people are consistent, steady, stable. We define who they are, create descriptions to lock them on a page, divide them up by their likes, talents, beliefs. Then we pretend some—perhaps most—are better than we are, because they stick to their definitions, while we never quite fit ours. Truth is, people are as fluid as time is. We adapt to our situation like water in a strangely shaped jug, though it might take us a little while to ooze into all the little nooks. Because we adapt, we sometimes don’t recognize how twisted, uncomfortable, or downright wrong the container is that we’ve been told to inhabit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Vomit, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Body horror and Gore

shlymiller's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? No

5.0

Such a wholesome cozy, feel good read with themes of acceptance and camaraderie and facing obstacles together, not alone 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, and Classism

elskabee's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

A Terry Pratchett-lite humorous fairytale-esque story. I definitely enjoyed it, but aside from some unique world-building, there's not much in particular that stood out to me about it. I liked the touch of it being narrated from the perspective of a minor character, though the omniscience of it made me wonder how useful it was as a narrative device and if the book would have been just as good with a generic 3rd person omniscient narrator (like Sir Terry's work lol).

While a little cliche and predictable at times, I'd happily recommend it to virtually anyone and I'm keen to check out more of Brando Sando's work after this little taste test

Edit to add: as much as I liked the disability rep and some great anti-misogyny moments, I was really disappointed to read a couple of fatphobic lines in the book, so heads up on that. They're minor and fleeting, but still a shame.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Classism

aseel_reads's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

This was such a fun read!! Sanderson is an excellent writer and I loved all the little bits of wisdom or humour he chucked in. I was a tad confused with the narrator at the start but I might have missed something while I was reading it, otherwise, very wholesome 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

I haven't read any other books but Brandon Sanderson yet, so this was an unforeseen delight! The kind of book that the whole family can enjoy — whether they're familiar with the Cosmere or not. And the audiobook is excellent, so load it up for your next family road trip!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Death and Gun violence