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dragonaion's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, and Classism
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
The story takes place in a realistic Russian village and appropriately shows the hardships of winter, how women were treated in such a time, and the clash of Christian religion with pagan beliefs.margaret_k30's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Animal death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Self harm and Toxic relationship
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Pregnancy
thebankofbooks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
colorcrystals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Grief
Minor: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury
chloebaboey's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Animal cruelty
ninariella's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Death and Death of parent
Moderate: Death and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Sexual harassment
whooliio's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Animal death and Death
Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Rape, and Self harm
kappafrog's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Sexual content, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
emfass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Kathleen Gati does a beautiful job as narrator, capturing the characters, the dialects, the world of medieval Rus.
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Minor: Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Fire/Fire injury
fatherprozac's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism