Reviews tagging 'Grief'

A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine

22 reviews

cloud_of_eden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Colonisation and Xenophobia

Minor: Alcohol

ktkeps's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Colonisation, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Death, and Medical trauma

cryinginasexual's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? No

4.5

Loved it!! The characters are immediately very likeable and the focus on cultural differences through a mainly linguistic lens was super interesting. The ending felt satisfying and I’m excited to read the sequel!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Xenophobia, Gun violence, Murder, and Blood

Minor: Grief

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, Classism, Police brutality, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Death, Grief, Medical content, War, Xenophobia, Murder, Racism, and Suicide

Moderate: Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Cursing

strange_little_ranger's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Colonisation, Blood, Cancer, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Police brutality, War, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, Injury/injury detail, and Vomit

pvbobrien's review against another edition

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: Suicide, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Colonisation, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, and War

acemummerz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Murder, Police brutality, Colonisation, Death, and War

maddiebusick's review

challenging tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Grief, Colonisation, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, and Injury/injury detail

Minor: Police brutality, Alcohol, Confinement, Cultural appropriation, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Classism

jurizprudence's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

i had fun annotating this book, but i admit it caused me to finish this later than i initially planned. writing down my thoughts and guesses about the plot lines kept me invested in the story, most of the time, though i had trouble with the pacing and the court politics on some instances that i had to take breaks. the exploration of language, the tools, seduction, and horrors of empire, as well as mahit's inherent longing to belong in a civilization that was quite literally meant to alienate her, were impressively done—martine's passion about her book and the influences it was based on really seeped through the pages. excited to return to this world for the second book once i'm done rereading gtn and htn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

sydapel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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? No

4.5

I'll be the first to admit that this won't be for everyone. You are dropped unceremoniously into an incredibly complex society with intricate language and a thoroughly puzzling and complicated mystery to unravel that takes off under your feet, but the way the story unfolds is fascinating. It's a space opera to the core, but filled with commentary on identity and imperialism.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Grief

Moderate: Xenophobia, Vomit, and Death

Minor: Sexual content