Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

314 reviews

veeglessner's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.25

Was slow and hard to get into, but picked up speed and intrigue around the halfway mark. By the end I couldn't get enough and this is a series opener I'll actually read the sequel to!

Don't read spoilers (I didn't), this 3 POV book has some great devices that make you want to read again right away.

I would have benefitted from knowing there's a glossary at the back of the book... Oops.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

kbuckley22's review

Maybe I’ll return to it eventually. Maybe not. There is fascinating world building but much of the content is heavy and disturbing. I have tried twice now to get through it, but it gives me such intense nightmares that I have got to step away from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Physical abuse

The beginning of the book, in second person perspective, details loss of a child through abuse. There are ongoing themes of prejudice that lead to further abuse of other children in the book.

shermansays's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria

spellbindingtomes's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and War

lahars_little_library's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

ceridwen33's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This book is beautifully executed from a craft perspective, it was just so dark and depressing that I cried multiple times. I did decide to continue the series, but it was a brutal book to push through during a pandemic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Violence, Grief, and Abandonment

midnightstory's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

4.25

this was crazy and a lil boring at times but also so good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

musebeliever's review against another edition

5.0

This book shook me to my core (very thematic too!) 
Every word, every chapter builds up to this last sentence. I am not coherent anymore, but read this! The writing is phenomenal. Be mindful of the TW

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Slavery

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Rape

trapdorr's review

adventurous dark 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

4.75

I liked the three parallel perspectives. More intriguing than a linear storyline. Interesting world. I’m excited to get some more answers in the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Death

silversparkles50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Cannibalism