wazbar's review against another edition
I was extremely disappointed in this because some of Lee's other works i are among my favorites.
However, what i read was ninety pages of seemingly unending sexual and regular abuse and cruelty. It all just kind of sucked. The premise is very folkloric, the true heir raised in secret discovering his identity etc etc, but it really dwells on the horrific parts that folktales generally elide.
It was also A Choice to depict all the males of a particular (dark, of course) race as going into rut when a certain star rises, and then to make sure the narrative affirms this as a biological and not a cultural fact. A bad choice. It sucks actually!
However, what i read was ninety pages of seemingly unending sexual and regular abuse and cruelty. It all just kind of sucked. The premise is very folkloric, the true heir raised in secret discovering his identity etc etc, but it really dwells on the horrific parts that folktales generally elide.
It was also A Choice to depict all the males of a particular (dark, of course) race as going into rut when a certain star rises, and then to make sure the narrative affirms this as a biological and not a cultural fact. A bad choice. It sucks actually!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Child abuse
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, and Torture
heathengray's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Child abuse
This is a barbaric world. Though the strongest women use their sexuality as a weapon, rape and assault is rife. Very young children are harmed and given the status afforded from an iron age society. While never explicitly described, Lee using clever verse to mask all events, they are nevertheless very bleakly written, and frequent.luxuryofsorrow's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
science_fiction_al's review against another edition
3.0
The Vis trilogy is rather dated now, but still intriguing due to the author's unusual ideas and excellent prose.
jordanlayn's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
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