Reviews tagging 'Death'

La quinta estación by N.K. Jemisin

308 reviews

cheekmeat'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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

kstrammel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cannibalism

Minor: Vomit

ko2h3ckh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

An adult dystopian masterpiece like no other. The main character’s development is immaculate. 

I loved how Syen was a unique view into motherhood, and how Essun looked at motherhood so differently that it’s almost unbelievable that they are the same person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

imjumokay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Best fantasy book I've ever read. I understand the reviews now. Everything lead to its inevitable end. We should really figure out climate change.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Blood and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Transphobia, Vomit, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Dysphoria

veeglessner's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Was slow and hard to get into, but picked up speed and intrigue around the halfway mark. By the end I couldn't get enough and this is a series opener I'll actually read the sequel to!

Don't read spoilers (I didn't), this 3 POV book has some great devices that make you want to read again right away.

I would have benefitted from knowing there's a glossary at the back of the book... Oops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

kbuckley22's review against another edition

Maybe I’ll return to it eventually. Maybe not. There is fascinating world building but much of the content is heavy and disturbing. I have tried twice now to get through it, but it gives me such intense nightmares that I have got to step away from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Physical abuse

The beginning of the book, in second person perspective, details loss of a child through abuse. There are ongoing themes of prejudice that lead to further abuse of other children in the book.

shermansays's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

spellbindingtomes's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

lahars_little_library's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy