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yaxzx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder
Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War
sophieamreacher'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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
just_readsthings's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
I appreciate sticking to buildup work in this one, instead of attempting to make it a perfectly balanced book. It’s heavy in many senses but the prose is free from clumsiness and pompousness which both tend to plague the genre.
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
Minor: Slavery, Trafficking, and War
bluejayreads's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Classism
Minor: Body horror, Rape, Slavery, Xenophobia, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Colonisation
Animal injury, physical abuse (one scene, plus mentions of it happening in the past), unrealityluis_vieira's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Grief, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and War
nerdkitten's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, War, and Deportation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Police brutality, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Colonisation
ratat0sk42's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It has smooth and easy to read prose, and lots of style with a surprisingly funny edge to its narration. Every single character has depth and motivations that make you unsure if they're the good guy or the bad guy at any given moment.
One thing some people may take issue with us that the book doesn't really have much of a plot in the traditional sense, not much actually happens but I found the characters tso engrossing I didn't mind at all.
Another thing of note is that the book is part of the First Law trilogy, which is less three stories that fit together than one big story cut into thirds, as such it doesn't really end, it just flows into the next book. If you read this book, you're in for the long haul. it's a damn good though.
Graphic: Ableism, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Colonisation
Minor: Alcoholism, Grief, and Death of parent
lidia138's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Dysphoria, and Classism
laine37's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
atalea's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, and Physical abuse
Minor: Slavery