Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Nation by Terry Pratchett

4 reviews

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-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

3.5

It was weird reading a language barrier while all the text was in English, but it's a better choice than a British author inventing an Indigenous language. I think this is the first strictly Pratchett book I've read, and I really love his writing style. There's so much personality in each of his characters, and you can tell how much he cares about telling a story and getting the reader to think. About themself, their world, the implications in the book's world. I really felt Mau's growth from a scared boy doing what must be done, to a chief who knows to put his people first, even over tradition.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

innerweststreetlibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

Somehow this delightful book escaped my notice until it turned up in a street library one day. It’s always fun to see a beloved author trying out some new ideas, and there’s some interesting parallel universe stuff going on here, but quite different to what he explored in the Long Earth series. This is much more about relationships, culture, survival and community, with a bit of world building thrown in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Body horror, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail

miriamana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.25

Despite at first feeling cynical towards the capacity of this story to be a "good" (unproblematic) one, by the time I'd finished it I felt it was cleverly executed and aware of its own limitations. The two main characters are immensely lovable and the narration easily straddles the line of satire and sincerity. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Death of parent

totallyshelfaware's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Absolutely incredible. 

There's no way I can talk about this book coherently right now (or maybe ever) but it's one that's going to stay with me for a long, long time. Wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Death

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

death from natural disasters, colonialism