Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

172 reviews

knottygeek's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Physical abuse, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Body horror and Trafficking

izumimori's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Rape and Grief

classicsandcatnaps's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

I liked it - pretty violent in places but a really engaging book. I read huge chunks at a time. The first part takes a little bit to get rolling but once it’s rolling it goes fast 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Torture, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Really solid start of the mist born series!! Loved the character development, worldbuilding, and magic system based in metals - allomancy. I’ll be very much looking forward to where the series takes Vin, Kelsier’s crew, and Elend as he tries to make their society better for everyone. In particular, Vin and Sazed (and maybe with some help from Marsh!) as they try to discern what the Deepness is and what happened at the Ascension. 

I was not expecting the twist at the end at all!!

Also was weird to realize Sanderson teaches at BYU… that’s definitely a choice 👀

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism

Minor: Confinement, Death, Rape, Murder, Abandonment, and Colonisation

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

sandwiiche's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

man why'd they have to kill of kelsier... he was my favourite 😠

 

anyway, this was a great book! i definitely could've read it as a standalone and i would've probably been satisfied, so if you're interested in starting brando sando this is a great place to start! 
the action and the magic system was intriguing and exciting, and the characters each had distinct personalities. one small thing that i noticed however, was that i didn't feel very emotionally connected to the characters. sure, i liked them, but i didn't love LOVE them. i've noticed that sanderson's writing isn't very emotional, so that's probably why there wasn't a connection. 
either way, i'd definitely recommend this book if it's up your alley 🪙

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

soph_ieee's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

lex_is_bookish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

This is a re-read and now that I have read more of the cosmere the little bits that nod and hint to other things are actually really fun to notice.  I still love the world building and the magic system but the characters are pretty meh.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism