Reviews tagging 'War'

The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin

55 reviews

gandalf_a's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Cannibalism, Alcohol, and War

brynalexa's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? No

4.5

I don’t have much to say about this as it has run together with the first which I think is a strength of the series. The completely intertwined storylines are smart and intricate and hold the story together perfectly. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deadnaming, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, and Alcohol

the_bees_books's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Loved the second book in this series, even if it did have a little book two syndrome, cannot wait to see where book three takes me to! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

talasterism's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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

4.75

SLIGHTLY worse than the first one but still SOOO good, i love the lore of this world so much and the povs of this one were !!!!

AND ALABESTER BEING A STONE EATER jt makes so much sense no???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Terminal illness, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Torture and War

leadpal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Cannibalism and Fire/Fire injury

brycestevenwilley's review

adventurous emotional 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

For me, truly cements this as a great series. The mystery and build up of the Obelisks, the writing style, the continuing character arcs, and the exploration of the world's mechanics are all incredible. Everything in the world building from the physics, to the history, to the socialogy to the character motivations all align so well, and it all meshes together. Excited to get to the next one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Murder, and War

ejspiese's review

adventurous dark sad 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

4.5

Really amazing follow up to The Fifth Season. It didn’t have that same gut punch reaction from me as the first book but it was still better than most books on the shelves! Very excited to see what happens to these people (erm.. characters) in the conclusion!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and War

icewindgale's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Torture

Moderate: Child death, Slavery, and War

sarasreading'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

4.75

Knocking a little off only because I am somehow still confused about which side is which in this war triangle, who they are, what they want, and how they want to get it. I feel like it was explained several times, but also not really? 

And so much of the theory in the world building is confusing to me. Either it is as complex as I think it is, or it was just hard for me to understand because I was on a lot of medication while reading this. All in all a good portion of this book was difficult for me to follow.

Still, I absolutely could not put this down and flew through it in like 2 days, staying up well into the wee hours of the night. I'll just read more about it on wikipedia or something to try and understand the magic and political systems.

I cannot wait for the last installment!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Racism, Terminal illness, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror and War

elizabeth_lepore's review

adventurous challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Grief, and Cannibalism

Minor: War