Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Drachenbrut by Naomi Novik

28 reviews

beeping_librarian's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.75

A fun reimagining of international war with dragons instead of airplanes. The main dragon is sweet, there is interesting detail on military movements and tactics, and enough side stories to keep things exciting along the way. 

Watch out for the blindly upper class perspective and the lukewarm treatment of female characters, as well as the uncomfortable premise of dragons being happy to serve. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Slavery

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexism, and Blood

directorpurry's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Blood

arrono's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

It's a good book! I like how the author explores the concept of the world in depth, with a fair amount of care and research into the implications of the oddities of their world.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Death

Minor: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and War

flaminggecko's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Confinement, Grief, Misogyny, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation

o_romeo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, and Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Classism, Confinement, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

yourbookishbff's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective relaxing 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, and War

Minor: Sexual harassment

bwwilhelm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

Most of this book is light-hearted and fun, but there is a subplot that is gut-wrenching. Of course, there are period-typical issues (misogyny, classism, colonization, etc), but most of it is implied by the setting without being terribly overt.

Spoiler

There's a dragon they meet who is *severely* neglected by his captain, and it's really difficult to read. Fair warning.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

listette's review against another edition

adventurous relaxing slow-paced

• 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? No

5.0

An absolute delight! 

After reading many heavier books, this felt like a breath of fresh air. The bond between Laurence and Temeraire, dragons in general, and the completely different take on historical fantasy, they all make this book a pleasure to read. 

Women are scarce in this book but the few that are there are complete, fleshed out characters and not there just as tokens. 

I’d love to read more about especially Emily Roland and Captain Harcouth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Animal death, Death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Sexism

awaterswadesthrough's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

eegekay'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, War, Animal death, Violence, and Death