Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

魔道祖师 - Mó Dào Zǔ Shī by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

5 reviews

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad

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

4.0

FINALLY DONE
Man, that first section was such a drag. It was so boring up till

lotus pier burned

and then from then onwards it was splendid. All around really solid, I just didn't enjoy the main ship's interactions set when they were young. Really wish we'd gotten to see more of

Wei Wuxian being in yiling patriarch mode

First chinese novel I actually read from start to finish (skipping non-age appropriate sections) purely for enjoyment so it's a nice milestone for me.
Really really liked the

burial mounds scenes with the Wens

, that was my favourite section of CQL and it's somehow even better here. I feel like a fake fan but I like CQL!Wangxian more 😭💀 novel!Wangxian was just so plain compared to all the plot going on in the book. Also, the sheer amount of times

Wei Wuxian directly or indirectly got Lan Wangji drunk was somewhat annoying

. Uh, I think CQL is not a faithful adaptation when going by tone.
Moving on, when the angst hit it really hit.

When I got to the Qiongqi path section, it was hard to convince myself to continue reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Slavery and Sexual harassment

Self harm is to get blood to do magic things. Happened quite a few times. Also, technically not drug use so didn't warn for it but I feel like demonic cultivation has many many similarities to drug use.

illiteratenerd's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

karambit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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: Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Bullying, Rape, Self harm, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

brassmonkey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Incest, Slavery, and Death of parent

Though it's never treated in text as unwanted or nonconsentual, the sex life of the main characters isn't great consent-wise. The first time they sleep together, one appears drunk (his characterization lead to fans speculating that he'd sobered up, but as far as I know there's no canonical consensus), and the next time the other voices protests that go largely ignored, though he never truly dislikes it. Nothing awful, but proceed with caution.

phenomenarwhal's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Incest, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Death of parent