reallife_kazbrekker's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I know that people have been saying the translation isn't great, but I think I'm just too dumb to pick up on that... I didn't have an issue with the translation and I thought it had quite fast, but again that might be because I'm just too dumb to pick up on any issues.
Also side note: Lan Wangji seems way less autistic coded in the book than in the live action series and I don't know how I feel about that... He definitely still feels autistic coded, but yeah just less. Kinda makes me sad because I was really hoping he would be even more autistic coded in the book.
Anyway Lan Wangji is autistic and Wei Wuxian has ADHD. Nobody can change my mind about it!
Moderate: Alcoholism, Murder, Death, Violence, Genocide, Blood, War, and Alcohol
akari137336's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Cursing, Ableism, and Death
Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Blood, Homophobia, Murder, and Self harm
toopunkrockforshul's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Murder, Genocide, Violence, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Suicide, Torture, Child abuse, Sexual content, Self harm, Incest, Homophobia, Blood, Gore, Forced institutionalization, and Death
Minor: War
i_island's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/injury detail, and Genocide
Moderate: War and Alcohol
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, and War
em_reader'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
4.75
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Death, Violence, and Gore
Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Death of parent, and Genocide
Minor: Abandonment, Sexual content, Homophobia, and Infidelity
tiredtori's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I've read a fan translation of this online before it was released in English so this is technically a re-read for me but it was so nice to get back into this world again. I understand why they have had to break the story up into separate books but when you reach the end you can tell that this is not where it was meant to be stopped.
I've already pre-ordered the next two books in the series and can't wait to read them again, for the time being, though I'll just rewatch The Untamed on Netflix.
Moderate: Body horror, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, Blood, Violence, Death, Gore, and Homophobia
Minor: Death of parent, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Murder, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, Self harm, and Sexual harassment
tetetaeskz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and War
Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Incest
unforth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and War
Internalized homophobia, mild dubious consent