Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

24 reviews

aliceruthless's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

With every reread I find new information. It’s a thick and heavy read but feels relevant for the times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

random19379's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

caitlinemccann's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Listened to this on audiobook during our work commutes, so it was a long slow read with that restriction. But it was fun to have something to look forward to and get sucked into during LA traffic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

tmholsman_1994's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense 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

4.0

Even though I've had time to sit and think on this story I'm still at a loss for what I want to say. I think I'm going to leave it at: great world building, great characters, and the perfect way to end May.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

otakatoe3's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

soyabeanos's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.75

this was my first fantasy series and i absolutely loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and War

microbemom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, and War

orvillefartenbacher'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

dani_reis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

I really dislike Michael Kramer and Kate Reading. They have such a big following and trying to do rereads with the audio is kind of painful. I have the audio at 2.70x speed, and it still feels like "gah I'm still not finished" but reading it instead makes me feel like the journey was enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death and Torture

martinpr's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, War, and Classism