Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson

10 reviews

insomniaxsun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Devo ammettere che ho fatto fatica a iniziare questo secondo volume dopo la drammatica conclusione del precedente

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che direbbi la morte di Kelsier mi ha sviscerato mi ci è voluto il dovuto tempo per processare il lutto

 
Mi è piaciuta l'incorporazione della tensione dell'aspetto politico della storia, conciliata all'adrenalina del campo di battaglia: chapeau di nuovo Sanderson, non ci si annoia mai con te.
La relazione fra Vin ed Elend ci ha messo un po' a farsi spazio nel mio cuore, ma più tardi mi sono resa conto che avevo a che fare con un rapporto di codipendenza intensa: che dire, all'immagine di questi poveri ragazzi aggrappati disperatamente l'uno all'altro come unica ancora di salvezza in un mondo che sta letteralmente crollando intorno a loro mi ha decisamente conquistato di più. Detto questo, non so perchè mi aspettassi qualcosa di sano da loro due: sono personaggi di natura opposta costretti a crescere in direzione opposta. Che bel melange.
Parlando di cose malsane: Zane 

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Venture

. Che personaggio. 

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Perso per sempre ma mai dimenticato.

La sua imprevedibilità sia al lettore che ai personaggi lo ha reso un antagonista intrigante e coinvolgente. 

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Spero disperatamente nel suo ritorno, basandomi su delusioni personali quali la comunicazione diretta che aveva con The Ruin... signor The Ruin lo resusciti e gli faccia scatenare più caos por favor...solo per me....

 
KANDRA LORE KANDRA LORE KANDRA LORE e confido nel prossimo volume per saziare questa crescente fame di sapere, ma soprattutto mi aspetto più informazioni sugli inquisitori, SPECIALMENTE dopo l'ultimo capitolo con Marsh. Pover uomo. 

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Perde il fratello per una causa originariamente sua e ora perde la testa per la stessa causa.

 
Ho adorato i capitoli dal punto di vista di Breeze, ma devo dire che la carenza di Dockson si è sentita. 

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La sua morte ha avuto il suo dovuto impatto, ma sarebbe stata più struggente se la sua presenza nei fatti precedenti non fosse stata così effimera.

  Alla fine era facilmente incorporabile qualche input in più da responsabile amministrativo di una città allo sbaraglio, o semplicemente dal più stretto amico di Kelsier 

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specialmente sulla nascita della Church of the Survivor

. Peccato, sarebbe stato molto interessante, soprattutto per l'importanza delle sua conversazione con Vin sulla sua permanente ostilità verso la nobiltà di Luthadel. 
Sazed, Sazed, Sazed... glorioso personaggio fin dal primo libro. Dopo le tragedie degli ultimi capitoli in questo volume, voglio proprio vedere come andrà avanti dopo l'impatto delle conseguenze delle sue azioni, oltre a quelle immediate visibili già in questo volume. 
Come sempre, una nota positiva sulle frasi di inizio capitolo che rendono l'esperienza di lettura molto più immersiva e coinvolgente: chiamatemi detective per le indagini fatte su quelle parole mistiche, signori.

Posso solo aggiungere che il terzo e ultimo volume è già sul comodino. Spero solo che la conclusione della trilogia sia all'altezza della storia costruita finora. Continua a deliziarmi, Sanderson. Conto su di te.

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Edit 22/05: Dopo aver riletto il primo volume mi sono sentita in dovere di abbassare il voto, particolarmente per come si sono perse le relazioni di Vin con gli altri membri del gruppo. Comprendo che la sua relazione con Elend e la definizione di principi suoi sia il fulcro di questo volume, ma non è detto che debbano essere esclusivi. Che il lutto per Kelsier abbia avuto il suo peso sulle relazioni varie, capisco, ma ridurre significativamente il rapporto di Vin con Dox, Ham e Breeze mi ha lasciato un po' perplessa, soprattutto quando i primi capitoli sono partiti così bene nel mantenere il legame fra loro.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Self harm, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Classism, Violence, Torture, War, Cannibalism, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

summerellsworth98's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

I loved this one way more than the first book in the trilogy. It was everything I wanted it to be and more.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Animal death, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and War

xta_07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

I wanted to like this book so much more than I actually did. After reading Mistborn, I thought things would only get better. But... I was wrong. I was mainly frustrated at Vin and Elend, and their angst filled love. I put the book down in frustration many times after reading a Vin chapter. I did however enjoy Elend’s story of taking control of his image, and his unflappable integrity. I’ve heard the third book is the best, and I sincerely hope that I enjoy it more than this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Grief and Physical abuse

zeppelinnyx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

3.93

This book is a really good example of how good reveals and plot twists hit when they’re delivered effectively. It doesn’t feel like anything comes out of nowhere, and the result leaves the reader feeling surprised but satisfied. Also, really fantastic characters. They all feel very deep and real. It’s a pretty gloomy book, though. Leaves off on hella sad vibes; I don’t expect that to change given the series track record. This makes me feel apprehensive about the final installment. 

Quality of Writing: 9/10
Pacing: 7/10
Plot Development: 8/10
Characters: 10/10
Enjoyability: 7/10
Ease of Reading: 5/10
Ending: 9/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Death, Addiction, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Slavery, Violence, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Blood, Colonisation, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War, Cannibalism, Classism, Drug use, Gore, Body horror, and Sexual violence

amelia22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

5.0

No podía dejar de leerlo. Estoy enganchada.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Self harm, Violence, Death, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Sexual violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Classism, Grief, Pedophilia, War, Trafficking, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

iono's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, War, Blood, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Cannibalism, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Gore, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Grief

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Suicide

anelya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Slavery

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Colonisation, Classism, and War

Moderate: Slavery, Death of parent, and Addiction

Minor: Torture and Sexism

elrize's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

 A great sequel to the first book. The mysteries slowly unfold and makes for a book that's difficult to put down. I like how character-driven the books are and that the politics are actually interesting. 
My only criticism would be the excessive repetition of information - I guess it's good conduct to write a book that doesn't expect of its readers to have read the first one in the series, but it also meant a lot of re-hashing. 
On to the third book - can't wait to see what happens! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Violence, War, Blood, Body horror, Classism, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement, Child abuse, and Torture

v171's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

I hate how much I was disappointed with this one! I enjoyed the first one, but this one felt REALLY needlessly long to me :/ In classic Sanderson fashion, a lot of time and pages were devoted to hammering in allusion and cultivating relationships, espionage, tensions, but it was done over and over again for the same tensions and relationships, I found myself just quickly skimming and tuning out and not missing anything. I don't mind long books, but I think this could have used some editing down. Aside from that, everything was classic Sanderson. Great characters, straightforward writing, good story beats and twists... I wasn't quite as engaged in this story as the first one, but it certainly positioned it for an interesting finale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexism