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gwyllion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Homophobia and Pregnancy
yuricloud's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
And I read on, comes MORE.
And suprisingly it works very well. There never is too much.
I absolutly adored this read through and the concept itself. A complete different approach to a world like this!
Favourite characters: Moog, Clay, Fender
Clay Cooper didn't do helmets, and that was that.
But life, Clay knew, didn't work that way. It wasn't a circle; you didn't go around and round again. It was an arc, its course as inexorable as the sun's trek across the sky, destined at its highest, brightest moment to begin its fall.
He addressed the other, pointing at the wall. "Make a door here, please."
Saying please to a golem, Cooper? Wouldn't Ginny be proud ...
He came out sideways, unsure of when he'd begun screaming at the top of his lungs. (...) before he inadvertently performed whatt could aptly be described as a flying drop-kick to the poor man's face.
Graphic: Death and Gore
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault
grace_b_3's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content
nikki_saulnier's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
xvicesx's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Death and Death of parent
banjo_hammer's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
A few critiques: first, it drags on at times. There are side adventures and party members keep getting added. There's also a fair bit of overwriting, repeating details from earlier chapters before verbatim (helpful, but done more than necessary) or using a paragraph for something that only needs 3-5 words. If you're someone comfortable skimming such sections, then it's not so bad.
Second, the idea of mercenary bands being an allegory for real world rock bands was at times amusing, and at others groan worthy. The conceit seemed to come and go throughout the story. A few chapters in I found it annoying, wishing the author would go full-on satire or just lay off with the cute nods and references. I mostly got over it by the middle of the book.
And third, there's a fair bit of Dad the Protector fantasy that's very Taken-esque, in the sense that the dads indeed have "a very particular set of skills." This will appeal to some readers but, I'm sure, not others. That said, I'm a middle aged dad so it hit home with me. Others' mileage may vary.
That said, overall the story was dang fun. The characters are all likeable, if not loveable, in their own ways. Lots of classic D&D style adventure elements, for folks who dig that. I liked that most of the heroes were old and past their glory days. The world felt lived in and its mythology was interesting. I spent the whole book rooting for Clay, Gabe, Moog, and all the rest, curious to see how they would make it all the way across the map. Despite some eye rolls along the way, it was a good time cover to cover
Moderate: Death, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Fatphobia, and Infidelity
missmali's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
billyjepma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, and Cannibalism
valjeanval's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail
amanda_g_s's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War