Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Just City by Jo Walton

11 reviews

sayyestotess's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death

jayco's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

5.0

I've never read anything quite like this. Time-traveling Greek gods and a philosophy experiment in the form of a city. There were at least two points in this book I had to pause and say wow. I'd recommend this book to people interested in feminist themes, classics, theology/mythology, consciousness, and purported utopias cracking until they shatter. Give this book a pass if you get annoyed at drawn out dialogues on philosophical questions. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death

pferdina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative fast-paced

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

5.0

Really enjoyed this and looking forward to reading the next volume in the series.
Athena and Apollo set up an isolated city on an island with a volcano that will destroy it in the future as an experiment to test Plato’s Republic. Apollo takes mortal form to be part of the experiment and learn about volition and equal significance. I thoroughly loved the idea of the city as a way for people to become their best selves, but of course Plato did not consider human nature and the complexity of what he was asking these people to do. The sentient workers were an additional wonderful bit, as Sokrates shows they have souls.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Pregnancy

ellanarose's review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism

silvereli's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

abishop23's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

rini's review against another edition

hopeful reflective tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, and Alcohol

Eugenics

joyfuljazzy1's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-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

4.25

The book was something I have to read for college and I did thoroughly enjoy it. The characters took me on a rollercoaster of likable, to not, to despising them. The ending was quite abrupt and quite unsatisfactory even though it was trying to set up for the next book in the trilogy. I do wish there were trigger warnings in this book. As someone that didn't know this book was about or existed and is not heavily into Greek mythology, it would've definitely helped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

whatcassiedid's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

Way too much philosophy talk for me to enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, and Slavery

drakonreads's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, and Slavery

Minor: Child death