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iono's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and Classism
Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
genny's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Although I found Lightsong very tiring at first (obviously that was intentional, but still, I winced when his POV came up), I grew to really like his character by the end. Nightblood though?! What an annoying sword 😩 I understand it's for comedic relief, but I found its little quips corny most of the time. I could feel my eye twitching like a cartoon character's every time it "spoke". Siri and Susebron were very sweet.
The plot twist halfway through...man, I was bamboozled. I felt betrayed. Sanderson got me there. He got me good.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Religious bigotry, and War
Minor: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
vigil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
the blushweaver and siri scene was bizzare, misogynistic, and kind of pathetic but this was written in 2008 by a mormon white guy. you win some and you lose some 🤷♀️
(i had issues with some aspects of blushweaver in general, actually. i think she’s mostly fine but some things haven’t aged too well.)
edit: in light of mistborn, yet another critique i have is brandon presenting systems that are broken on a fundamental level and having it fixed by put A Good King on the throne. that’s not how it works.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
ok7a's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Torture and Violence
Moderate: Body horror, Death, Xenophobia, Blood, and Religious bigotry
Minor: Infertility and War