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evitak'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: Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Genocide, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Toxic friendship
witheredflower'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? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
ssyx's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
xie lian is my favorite main character ever. period. in anything i’ve watched or read i can say with confidence xie lian is my favorite. he’s smart, funny, competent, and compassionate. he understands the ugliness of the world and how evil and cruel it can be
hua cheng is a cool mf. everything about him is cool af. i would say i’m xie lians #1 fan but i couldn’t take hua cheng in a fight. i love him. he literally invented love. he’s one of the coolest characters i’ve ever read about
there are so many thematic and character parallels in tgcf and it’s so cool to go through the book and notice all of them
something about tgcf that is different from other books i’ve read is i actually give a shit about the side characters storylines. i loved reading about the backstories of all of the gods and the ghosts.
i’ve written so much and i haven’t even gotten to how good the plot is yet. but i’ll spare the details because to no one’s surprise i loved it as well. it’s 750k words and it still felt too short because i loved it so much. also some also bangers quotes.
anyways i love tgcf and i want all of the books tattooed into my brain.
tldr: god is gay and is married to the devil
Graphic: Death, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Death of parent, and Abandonment
xie lian has no regards for his safety love him for that but it can be a little scary lol (˃̵ᴗ˂̵)eauderat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Body horror, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Pedophilia, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Misogyny, Islamophobia, and Sexual harassment
some_random_person_hi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I adore the way the themes of fate and love as well as the sheer number of character foils and ship(?) foils this book is so analysable as a lit student I am in love with it. But unlike other books that read like it's written for analysis (cough to kill a mockingbird, babel cough) and thus vaguely boring, this one is so fast paced. I read a couple of paragraphs and something new has already happened -> I finally managed to voluntarily finish a full length chinese book that isn't explicitly written for kids
Mm I'm never going to forget this book it singlehandedly dragged my chinese grades up, made me stop hating my mother tongue, hard carried my will to live for a semester all because I finally found a fast-paced fantasy book that I could understand.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Ableism, Genocide, Misogyny, Racism, Excrement, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death and Rape
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
I do think the official translations streamlined and polished everything based on what I did read.
What can I even say about the story? It's about love and hate. It's about destiny. It's about willpower. It's about life and death. It's about sacrifice.
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic
peonydancer'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: Bullying, Eating disorder, Genocide, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and War
elainabear's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Cannibalism
bluebari's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Body shaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
sparrow_hawk's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, and Pregnancy