Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Het oog van de wereld by Robert Jordan

10 reviews

tieflingmom's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, and Classism

grets_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

The story's the long and fairly dry cis-het male centric I expected, but I could listen to Rosamund Pike's narration all day. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: War

prettiestwhistles's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent and Alcohol

kaziaroo's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Torture, and Vomit

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It’s looking to be just a normal spring celebration, even if spring hasn’t sprung yet, for the people of the Two Rivers. Except all of a sudden mythical creatures are killing people & Aes Sadai are among them. It seems that Rand, Perrin, and Mat are at the heart of some scheme of the Dark One. 

High Fantasy, Chosen Ones, Lots of Travel/Fleeing Bad Guys

“I read the books, all the travelers’ accounts, and it began to burn in me that I had to see, not just read.” ~Loial 

“And the more I read, the more I knew that I had to go Outside, go to the places we have been.” ~Loial 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

wogslandwriter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

4.0

This book is a classic for a reason. This was my second time reading it, after watching the new TV show and it holds up relatively well. It is very slow at the beginning and the focus Robert Jordan puts on the divide between men and women is extremely stilted and old fashioned. However, the exciting story, rich characters, and deep world building shines through it all. It would not be published in it's current form in modern day, but it is a good story for modern audiences all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Excrement, and Death of parent

It is a relatively violent fantasy book that does not stray away from the harsh details of a battle and death. However there is no sexual violence or even discussion of it. However, it is not Game of Thrones level gory and violent. I would rate it around a PG-13 for most people.

summerb's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bodiesinbooks's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Death, Sexism, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

manarnia's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

This book was so formative for me that I have no idea how to be objective about it! Uh, I like it?

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Death of parent

fionac326's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder