Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin

19 reviews

studydniowka's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? No

5.0

I couldn’t think about better end of this epic story. Everything we learn about Hoa 🤯

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and War

Minor: Torture, Blood, and Cannibalism

wren_rainbow's review against another edition

4.0

Such a bittersweet feeling upon completing this trilogy. I completed it still quite not understanding the world and inner workings. A lot of questions left unanswered. < I don’t blame Nassun for her choices and understand why she was making them >. My heart aches for them all but hope that it works out in the end. <Also wish I could see a snippet of Essun and Alabaster’s reunion as well as what her and Hoa end of doing>

I will definitely reread this trilogy in a few years. It will be interesting to read this with a whole new perspective 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Cannibalism

nebulographer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

A fantastic end to a narratively-adventurous trilogy, culminating in a truly emotional confrontation between mother and daughter, an exploration of sacrificial love, and a note of hope for the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Slavery, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Child death and Sexual content

boglord's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Miscarriage, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

rubybastille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

These were challenging reads, both thematically and structurally, but well worth it. I did not expect such a satisfying ending. My heart broke so many times reading this and yet there were so many grains of hope scattered just where they were needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Racism, Self harm, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: War

bonesworth's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Cannibalism

fiveredhens's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

favorite serious quotes:

Hoa says to your slumped back, "I can't die."

You frown, jarred out of melancholy by this apparent non sequitur. Then you understand: He's saying you won't ever lose him. He will not crumble away like Alabaster. You can't ever be surprised by the pain of Hoa's loss the way you were with Corundum or Innon or Alabaster or Uche, or now Jija. You can't hurt Hoa in any way that matters. "It's safe to love you," you murmur, in startled realization.

"Yes."

She draws up her feet and wraps her arms around her knees, curiously vulnerable for someone whose presence within the strata is as deep and dense as a mountain. I reach up to touch her ankle, greatly daring, and she blinks and smiles at me, reaching down to cover my fingers with her hand. I will not understand my feelings for centuries afterward.

The onyx says, in its ponderous, wordless way:

Execute Y/N?

And in the cold stone silence, alone, Nassun chooses.

YES

"It might take some time."

"I don't think I'm very patient."

But you take my hand. Don't be patient. Don't ever be. This is the way a new world begins.

"Neither am I," I say. "So let's get to it."

It's almost like the old days, except that now Hoa appears as you walk, gets left behind as you keep walking, then appears again somewhere ahead of you. Most times he adopts a neutral posture, but occasionally he's doing something ridiculous, like the time you find him in a running pose.

Remwha crouches to run a hand along the wooden slats of the floor. I don't know why he does anything.

Asked Tinimony to take me into the hole today and she said no. What's in the hole, huh? What's in the hole.

complex mother-daughter relationships fraught with abuse and they have to

catch the moon

? sign me up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

troisha's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Child death, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, and Pregnancy

natcat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Amazing. This series is fantastic. So many parts of this broke me a little, emotionally speaking, and the writing style is so precise and gorgeous. Incredibly well-crafted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Cannibalism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, and Sexual content