Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Das Schwert in der Stille by Lian Hearn

4 reviews

flapjack_octopus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I really enjoyed this book, I felt connected to the characters and most were described in a lot of depth. I thought it written beautifully but the style also changed where appropriate and it became more harsh. A very good book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Classism

Minor: Rape, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

robin_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

meredithp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Torture, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Genocide, Infidelity, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, and War

Minor: Pregnancy and Sexual harassment

gladiolus17's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

It was enjoyable, but didn’t wow me. 

I had two major gripes. First, they called kimonos “robes.” C’mon, it had min min cicadas, why not kimonos or yukatas?

Second is  

 that Takeo and Kaede fell into love instantly. And they used the word love. I guess you can blame it on their youth, but I didn’t see or feel any chemistry with their personalities. It even says in the book that Kaede knows nothing about Takeo! Oh well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, and Blood

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief