Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Death's End by Cixin Liu

4 reviews

skyelerbear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

This book made me feel grateful to be alive and to enjoy the beauty around me and the the company of my loved ones. Also some kickass science and crazy scifi twists. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Cannibalism, and Misogyny

bigofheartdumbofass's review

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Would be a 5 if the author didn't equate femininity with infantilization a bunch of times. Instalove is used but for whatever reason I was able to get emotionally attached to the characters anyway. The xenosociological concept of the dark forest is dour. However I really enjoyed the physics and science discussion. Really really enjoyed (especially the theoretical discussion within) the last 50 pages or so. The concept of the solar system

Spoiler

being transformed into 2 dimensions

is viscerally horrifying in a way other similar concepts of cosmological

Spoiler

destruction

aren't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Genocide

Minor: Cannibalism

npr's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

...wildly imaginitive...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Terminal illness, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide, War, Car accident, Genocide, Misogyny, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Toxic relationship

shermansays's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: War, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Minor: Sexism and Cannibalism