Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

14 reviews

maeoreth's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny tense 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: Racism and Violence

Minor: Sexism

thunderstrikes's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

cosm0's review against another edition

adventurous medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Violence

Minor: Rape

shelbyslifer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Cursing and Colonisation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Murder

chf1895's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism and Sexual violence

jasminawithab's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

starting my very slow read through of the whole series since i don't like the show, but i love the video games and the fanfics. 

the writing feels a bit disjointed at times but from what ive seen, thats because of the translator. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Abandonment

doriandelioncourt's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

caladbolg's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Xenophobia

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

nichole_of_numenor's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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? No

4.75

This is my second reading of this book and I like it SO MUCH MORE, espeically now that I know more about Geralt/Yennifer and Geralt/Dandelion. I took a quarter of a star off because I think some of the sentences were a little awkward, but that might be a translation issue. Hard to know since I don't speak or read Polish!

I'm a huge fan of the format of this book: short stories with interludes rooted in Geralt's stay at the Temple of Melitele, where is he is recovering from an injury that would have been lethal to anyone but a witcher. 

This is a fantastic introduction to the world of Geralt: why and how he carries his two swords, what the swords are for, the societal conditions and introduction to the politics of the world, the varying degrees of magic present, and so much more!

I'm sure I'll read it again!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Racism

Minor: Infertility

indianagranger's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Death, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Colonisation