Reviews tagging Emotional abuse

The Mad Ship, by Robin Hobb

5 reviews

tori_mccausland's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Drug use, Slavery, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Murder, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Body horror, War, Abandonment, Grief, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Animal death, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit, Classism, Ableism, Excrement, Death of parent, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Xenophobia

Sexual coercion, abuse of power; victim blaming/rape culture (challenged), complicity in assault and abuse. Descriptions of sexual abuse and rape in captivity as well as the aftermath thereof, but no graphic scene; attempted rape and discussion thereof in one scene. Withdrawal. Illness, epidemic. Earthquakes. Relationships between adult men and pre-teen/teenage girls, as well as allusions to relationships between adult women and teenage boys.

emily_mh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This was everything I expected and wanted from a Robin Hobb book! Seeing all the characters evolving in their own way was so satisfying. It is a testament to Hobb’s talent that Malta was one of my most hated characters of all time at the end of the last book, but I absolutely loved her by the end of this book. It was also a joy to see the plot really come into itself (the pacing was a lot better in this instalment). I cannot wait to read Ship of Destiny!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Confinement, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug use, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Blood, Ableism, Violence, Drug abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, War, Toxic relationship, Gore, Slavery, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Car accident, Sexism, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Excrement, Classism, Torture, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Toxic friendship, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Grief, Body shaming, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, and Child death

Major warning for earthquakes. Moderate warnings for internalised ableism, toxic masculinity, flooding. Minor warnings for aphobia, suicidal ideation, drowning, insects, illness, gambling, stillbirth, loss of a loved one, eye trauma, volcano.

szuum's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use and Blood

hardbackednooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

 Having read the Rainwild Chronicles first, I know most of the outcome to these events, but watching them unfold is endlessly fascinating. This trilogy (and especially this book) really give you a taste of how broad Hobbs' world is beyond the main Fitz and Fool storyline and I'm so glad it's fleshed out more in the next trilogy. Malta has become such a compelling character in this book, along with Keffria and Althea. The fight depicted on the cover of my copy (which I think was one of the first covers) wasn't as epic as the cover made it seem, but still - I didn't the plot twist coming that led to it, nor did I predict the outcome. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse