Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski

41 reviews

queermothman's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

3.0

This thing was corny as hell and I loved it. Geralt and Dandelion's banter was hilarious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

sunn_bleach's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

"The Last Wish" is a compilation of short stories with a small framing device of Geralt recovering from the trauma of a hunt that almost went wrong. I read this because I needed something light after "Book of the New Sun", and I've wanted to see where it all began regarding the video games.

It's easy to see how this adapted perfectly to games, as each short story acts as a standalone quest much like what's in a standard epic fantasy game. But otherwise, I find this very difficult to go back to, and I would only recommend it for someone like me who's interested in the background of The Witcher series rather than these actually being good. The games sanded off much of the roughness of the 90s, fixed the writing issues, adapted the best ideas, and forewent much of the poorly-aged aspect, like how every woman is either stupid or must be assaulted, like the insipid "realism" people point to in defense of Game of Thrones. It's not "real", it's just crass, and you should read an actual history book.

Overall a meh experience. The translator problems are real; Geralt pirouettes more than a Bolshoi Ballet prima, and everyone is always locking eyes with each other while sneering. The fractured fairytales approach is so ingrained in modern pop culture (and wasn't new back then) that I find it difficult to care or find subversive.

There's a small part of me that would read "Sword of Destiny" as the next short story compilation, but I could also be fine with leaving my book experience of The Witcher here and sticking to the games, which are simply better in every respect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit and War

abb_ey_normal's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

nyx_reads's review against another edition

Too much inappropriate content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual harassment

divinereader's review against another edition

Disgusted by the author's misogyny and constant SA references, just wasn't that good either

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

peggy_racham's review against another edition

4.5

Odličan početak sage i jedna od boljih fantazija napisana u zadnjih nekoliko godina

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

grayreadsmanga's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Medical content

Minor: Body horror and Vomit

fantasy discrimination

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

7hunder's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

passchendaele's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Witcher is like Shrek-adjacent. The show is… kind of awful, and it's so nice to read the stories and see the original inspiration that wasn't in The Wild Hunt. The show deprives its audiences of all the humour and wit of the books - Geralt is funny, he talks a lot - he talks to himself and his horse. He isn't always sour and angry. He's tender for Yen and they have a very singular relationship.


What to even say. I hate reviewing books. AAAAHHHH

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Gore and Sexual content

Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, and Alcohol