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wrenthebard's review against another edition
Why, in a fictional world with fictional locations, is a slur etymologically based on a real world location used? He could have said travelers. He could have said nomads. He could have said anything. Instead he chose a slur. I would have DNFed and returned it at that point if it wasn't a library book. Instead, I pressed on, and found lazy and mediocre writing. Phrases are repeated within sentences, worldbuilding is dumped through clumsy character dialogue, the editing is poor, the characters are shallow and not consistent (one claims to be vehemently opposed to killing, but proceeds to have no problems with it minutes later), the worldbuilding and magic system are the only things worth reading this book for. Even the contrived swearing is lazy; swears roll off the tongue, these don't. Not the worst book I've read this year. Not remotely the best. Compared to the other titles I've read this year, I'd call this firmly below average.
I wrote that much partway through reading. I've come to amend.If you can use anything but rape, DON'T USE RAPE. This has now passed into bad book territory. 75% through and I'm officially DNFing it. An extremely rare occurrence, which should say something.
I wrote that much partway through reading. I've come to amend.
Graphic: Mental illness and Medical trauma
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Classism
Minor: Racial slurs, Vomit, and Cannibalism
poetry_shaman'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
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Excrement, and Colonisation
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, and Torture
Minor: War
The G word is used to refer to a group of traveling people. While the occurrence of the word happens in dialogue and is not directed at a person or ethnic group, it does stand out and has aged poorly.
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