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drewbmorgan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping, and Classism
readwithbells's review against another edition
5.0
As a whole, this trilogy is about trauma and the cycles of abuse. Every character experiences trauma and deals with it in their own way, learning to find their individuality in spite of what they have endured. They’re pretty bleak and deal really nonchalantly with death, rape, and torture. It shocked me in the first book and it shocked me in the third. Hobb has a real mastery of including real-life horrors with the casualness of the brutality of real life. It’s hard to read, and some endings were shockingly bittersweet. But these books are worth reading (as much as I love Fitz, I love all these characters almost as much and am so glad I took the time to read their stories). I can’t wait for the next ones.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, and Classism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
talonsontypewriters's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicide, Excrement, and Pregnancy
Earthquakes and aftermath. Near-drowning. Nonconsensual drugging. Attempted rape, including of a teenager and a sleeping/drugged person. Victim blaming/rape culture. Relationships between teenagers and adults.