Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Gideon la Neuvième by Tamsyn Muir

190 reviews

loliamkara's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

Very strange, but in a good way. I probably would’ve given it 5 stars, but I’m a little baby when it comes to swearing. Pretty cool book I’d say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Chronic illness and Cannibalism

lunarkris's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Suicide, Xenophobia, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Classism

chasinggrace's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I’ve never had a book make me feel more confused or dumb. I’m sitting here truly stupefied bc I don’t know if I even have the intelligence to relay what happened or who it happened to. The writing was atmospheric but I feel like a kindergartener trying to read a PhD thesis on the thermodynamics of the body. Plus add space and religion and a huge cast of characters that I still can’t describe.  It’s a good book but I struggled to get through it. And now

that Gideon is quite literally dead and NOT coming back (?)

  I have no motivation to continue the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Gore, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

its_vendetta's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

WHAT.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Chronic illness, Cannibalism, Stalking, and War

sapphicstardust's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I had an excellent time with this book, but I will not be reading more of the series after a teaser revealed that what I want most will not happen. It got SO good once

Gideon and Harrow’s relationship took center stage and was really explored, but apparently that takes a back seat to wider world building plots,

which is also SO good - just not what my souls needs. 

The story was faster-paced, kept me guessing and had complicated characters that I both loved and loved to hate. It was fun - and a punch to the gut. I’ll be thinking about it for awhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Suicide

eleanorjmca's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

A great read. Fun, engaging, mysterious and dramatic but never takes itself too seriously. Great world building, although we only see it in glimpses - I enjoyed how the setting reveals itself more and more as the book goes on. The relationship between the two main characters drives the book but the plot is also very complex, and at times a bit hard to keep track of - having read this book twice I’m still not sure I followed everything that went on! Part of this is due to the POV character being oblivious to most of the complexities of the plot, which helps to keep readers in the dark; not an unreliable narrator so much as a clueless one, which I enjoyed but did make it hard to follow at times. The middle section of the book also drags a bit. What really made the book special for me was the unique narration style, which I think could probably come across as annoying and cringy to some readers but which I found very charming. I listened to this on audiobook before I read it, which added to the experience immensely - very highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Gore, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

Minor: Cannibalism and Murder

ayomason's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Chronic illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and War

(no spoilers) If you're worried about the CWs, it may be a good idea to google details to gauge your own comfort level. IMO, even if you know spoilers, it's still enjoyable and definitely worth reading. That being said, I usually don't mind spoilers in general as I'd rather be prepared before engaging with potentially triggering media. I know other people find that spoilers ruin the experience, so to each their own. On a similar note, this is a great choice if you enjoy books that you can read multiple times. Knowing what happens does not at all take away from future re-reads. I've read it twice, and the second was just as enjoyable, if not more. I know I will return to this book over and over.

joensign's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, and Suicide

Minor: Cancer and Cannibalism

gladiusglave75's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny 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

4.5

For some reason, I had a tough time getting into this book at first, but 250+ pages in I really got invested!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

ruscin's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

The audiobook is such a delightful listen! The narrator did such a great job. Funny, smart, and a very interesting world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail