Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison

21 reviews

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Suicide, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Classism

lirio_dendron's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Miscarriage, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Murder

gardens_and_dragons's review against another edition

The names of the elves and goblins were very complicated to learn, and there was a lot of characters, people to know, political entities, religious figures etc. 

While it is written very well line by line, I think it was a bit too dry for my tastes. I don’t think I could make it through more of the book, because I’d be lost. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Alcohol, and War

ellen_is_reading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This, I think, is my favourite book I have ever read. The world is convincing and full, even if we don't see very much of it. The people and politics and layers of court interactions are wonderful and engaging. Each character is lovable in their own way, and we get to deeply understand them. I love Maia more than I think I have loved any character before. I will hold this book dear to my heart for a long time . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Classism

littki's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

birdofalltrades's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Colonisation

Minor: Chronic illness, Infertility, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

clarabooksit's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

amandaterasu's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

This is my favorite book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism and War

A lot of the Content Warnings (but not all!) here are about recovering from the trauma inflicted by the content listed. This is a book about healing and moving forward after trauma.

michmoo's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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

5.0

Love my boy Maya - he deserves all of the hugs and blankets. 

100% one of my favourites for this year and quite possibly of all time. I will definitely be seeking out the companion novels to keep exploring this world.

Also, my goodness, just let him be friends with his guards! Please for the love of god, etiquette be damned, my child is lonely!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Racism, Alcohol, and War