Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Truth of the Divine by Lindsay Ellis

8 reviews

seullywillikers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was much darker than "Axiom's End," and as such, a bit harder to read. I love the premise of Extraterrestrial personhood being debated on the American political, and world stage. The new characters were interesting and I really got invested in them. Towards the end, I was feeling like "okay geez, how much more is there actually" but I'm pleased with where the ending takes us. I'm hoping there's another installation in this series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gore, Islamophobia, Confinement, Deportation, Racism, and Addiction

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Infertility, and Eating disorder

cfell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Suicide, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Blood, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Genocide

softanimal's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Self harm, Grief, Islamophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Racial slurs, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Racism, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Car accident, Deportation, Body horror, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, and Xenophobia

lastcomment314's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Excrement, Genocide, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Death, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, and Violence

wrzlprmft's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Sexual content, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Infertility, Torture, War, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Antisemitism, Confinement, Dementia, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, and Police brutality

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

stormywolf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

 Audiobook Read by Abigail Thorn, Kaveh Taherian, and Stephanie Willis
Unabridged Length: 17.3 Hours
Listened at 2x Speed

Read my full review at The Wolf's Den

Overall, this was a great improvement and continuation of what came before. The new cast member added even more authenticity to the production (which was only fair considering his "consultant" status) and expertly ushered me through the bits of Farsi/Farglish that Kaveh and his family used throughout. I am both scared—considering how devastated this book left me at times—and excited for what comes next, and am eagerly awaiting the next update. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Dementia, Infertility, Misogyny, and Police brutality

Author's Note includes content warnings for trauma, post-traumatic stress, depression, addiction, alcoholism, domestic violence, mental illness, panic attacks, suicidal ideation, suicidal planning, attempted suicide, completed suicide, violent self-harm, racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, racially motivated violence, anti-Semitism, racial slurs, and (while she wouldn't consider it sexual violence) some uncomfortable sexual situations.

balfies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.5

The sequel to Axiom's End which I read last year. Lindsay Ellis is my fave video essayist, and her second novel, Truth Of The Divine, delivers. 

The promise of the series - an alien first contact story set within post 9/11 Bush administration (well, now the Cheney administration for them) - continues to interrogate how American militarism, conspiracy, exceptionalism, and immigrant cultures react to the warring factions between intergalactic asylum seekers.

Must reiterate - I am not big on sci fi or fantasy usually, but I make an exception for Lindsay, in part because I wanna support her but mostly because she's an excellent, witty writer and I trust her voice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Genocide, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Racism, Xenophobia, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Grief, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Eating disorder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Dementia, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, and Racial slurs