Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson

25 reviews

rachelharp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Slow start but unbelievable finish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

gabselles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

flora_arns's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

GREAT finale. No notes.

Also I TOTALLY CALLED the thing about Vin’s earring

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

jawclencher's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

madscientistcat's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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: Death, Torture, Violence, and War

Minor: Suicide

sassmistress's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense

5.0

Five stars, could not have asked for a grander finale. Can't recommend it to most acquaintances because of the violence and/or LDS-inspired content, but this is an absolutely fantastic story. Only got better and better; stayed up until 1am because the crescendo just don't stop 😁

The magic system just keeps getting better. So flawlessly executed that some twists are predictable because they follow the well-defined rules of the magic system, but there are still plenty of surprises and a number of reveals that *should* have been predictable, if the reader is paying close enough attention! 

EXCELLENT tie-backs to the rest of the series, as well as new reveals. One or two complete shock-and-awe moments, and so many plot points interconnected. I love it when everything is this cohesive ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Suicide

Did not take a lot of notes while reading this time, so don't have details, but be forewarned that this series is EXTREMELY violent. Expect more of the same from this third installment, with suicide and fire deaths also featuring this time.

Religious content:

Um, a lot. This book feels like a de-/re-construction of the author's Mormon influence. Faith and its loss are a huge theme (as is "faith in what, exactly?"). This book spends a lot of time in Dualism and picking apart various (fictional) religions. It also explores the theme of mortals achieving god-hood and what happens with infinite power but limited knowledge. More obvious parallels are drawn between Christianity and the Church of the Survivor, with various explanations for Kelsier such as (? Adoptionism / Apollinism?). Also explores relationship with social structures and doctrinal orthodoxy.

Multiple characters call themselves "God" / "a god".

morganpupper's review against another edition

adventurous 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

I- alright then. That sure as hell happened.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Addiction and Slavery

Minor: Animal death, Suicide, and Alcohol

astralfaery's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i will never recover from that ending. i’m writing this review through my tears, thank you brandon sanderson 😭 amazing writing, 5 stars all the way through, and i am so glad this was my first foray into brandon’s work. 

sazed becoming God while having struggled with faith this entire trilogy is EVERYTHING to me. he was just as much a father to vin as kelsier was 😭!!! on that same note vin and elend dying has ruined me and i will NEVER recover, genuinely grieving i’m gonna miss those two so much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and War

peasandpancakes's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.75

I am still very much in doubt about my rating as this book had me hooked. But there were some chapters or passages within chapters that annoyed me. Especially the constant repeating about what people can do with their allomantic power.

Yes, we were aware that Spook has superhuman enhanced senses because of his constant tin burning, thank you, I don’t need it confirmed every other sentence.

 

And I did love how this whole trilogy was set up. You think you know how the world works and this book shatters it all, and I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ctara2123's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Suicide