Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

67 reviews

smileypers0n's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

fierygecko's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

Really creative fairy-tale remake with fun, funny, and frustrating characters that bring the story to life. A pretty light read but touches on heavy topics that are still very relevant today.  It’s honestly pretty action-packed but each scene is given the time it deserves. Great on it’s own, but also an excellent first book to the whole Lunar Chronicles series. Disclaimer: I am biased because I read this several times as a young teenager and was obsessed. But it did hold up!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism and Body horror

Minor: Car accident and Fire/Fire injury

parfait52's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.25

This book was a lot of fun! The world-building and characters were compelling, and the plot kept me entertained. It was super predictable, but that's what you get for reading a retelling. I really enjoyed the pacing of this book, as it felt like something important was happening on almost every page. At times, there was so much happening that I would forget about an element, and then it would pop back up in the plot. I look forward to see where all these plot points are going to go.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Medical content, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Blood, Grief, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Trafficking, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Car accident

Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ariep's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

rronnniii's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Violence, and War

thumbeleia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Colonisation, and Deportation

Minor: Hate crime, Infertility, and Alcohol

memmah's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Medical trauma

Minor: Confinement, Medical content, Car accident, and Death of parent

aiplusyou's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

this was a re-read, but since i first read this book when it came out i only half-remembered the plot. it's as good as i remember, and i would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi and fairytale retellings. i will say that in a post-covid era it may be a little triggering to read for some readers, however, as it does deal with a worldwide pandemic. this is not a spoiler, you learn this in the first few pages, but it is a theme throughout the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

nataliacdd's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism