Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan

34 reviews

cheezh8er's review against another edition

adventurous challenging slow-paced

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

2.0

*adjusts skirts*
This was another slog of an installment from this series. I think three important things happen? The gender politics, while interesting world building in book one, has been pushed to it's most stereotypical and patronizing. 

Mat gets straight up assaulted at knifepoint, but it's not played that way since it was done by a woman and he's a playboy, despite an obviously imbalanced power dynamic

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

surdiablo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

I have finally entered the infamous slog phase and it wasn't as bad as I expected, although the plot does considerably slow down quite a bit, even more than previous books. While it still has some clever entertaining moments, there's definitely a lot more unnecessary meandering as well, which made it hard to push through sometimes. There's also the introduction of various new characters and while most of them are intriguing enough, it also became a bit harder in my experience to keep track of everyone and everything, especially if you are taking it slow. After the amazing ending of Lord of Chaos, this book felt like it's a step below its predecessors overall and the climax was rather anticlimactic. However Rand still remains my favorite character so far, as I look forward to read his chapters more than anyone else's. Mat is getting better each book, and others are also growing further, with the exception of Perrin who seems to be in stasis. There's also some questionable moments that might be uncomfortable to read, like what happens between

Mat and Tylin

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Sexual assault

gurofl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

clyoung's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

mightyola's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-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

4.0

Better than the previous book. Rand's storyline is still the least compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

brandirecognition's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

2.0

Slow, boring, and could be summed up in maybe 20 pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

sexual assault played as a joke

jenna36's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring slow-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? Yes

4.5

Once again Jordan's worldbuilding and character development are fantastic. I heard this was the start of "the slog" but I actually thought the pacing and the pieces of the puzzle that came together in this book really kept me invested. Pretty much the last 200 or 300 pages of the book were absolutely phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore, Vomit, and War

There is a very uncomfortable relationship dynamic between an older woman and younger man, and it is not handled very well.

She has non-consensual sex with him and most of his female friends laugh it off.

it is not sexually explicit, but it is emotionally explicit, and could potentially be very triggering. A large chunk of one character's chapters focus on that for a while.

melarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

bookishplantmom's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This addition to WoT is definitely slower than the previous few books. I would not say it was a slog to get through by any means. It’s just that the story is less plot driven and more about characters and relationships. Not bad by any stretch of the imagination but not the best of the series either. Mat’s story broke my heart. I don’t like him much but he deserves better. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

fionac326's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, and Murder