Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Memories of Ice, by Steven Erikson

9 reviews

ozreus's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

Spoiler

Such a loss losing the majority of the Bridgeburners, Whiskeyjack and Itkovian! I can't believe that they're gone but they went in such glory! Not with a whimper but a roar!

It was such a good book! It dragged a bit after the initial battle at Capustan but quickly picked up again, can't wait to see where all these different threads are heading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual content

britnightshade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, and Rape

shreyash_89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, War, Racism, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal cruelty

lastobbe's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Gore, Rape, Torture, and Violence

auqua's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

This book was a fav of the year. It introduced one of my favorite characters and scenes I keep think in back on. It says a lot about the extremes of humanity and the power of forgivnes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and War

Moderate: Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Rape

drollgorg's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective slow-paced

• 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

4.0

Probably would be 5 stars if not for the inclusion of the Mhybe + the duo of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach, cutting those storylines (if you can call them storylines) would have saved 200 pages and cost the book nothing. The Mhybe doesn't even need to be removed, but she has nothing new to do or say in almost all of her scenes.
As for the book itself, it's hard to explain the appeal of Malazan to those that have never read it, but Erikson continues to impress me with the colossal scope and complexity of his plotting and world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Blood, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Rape

danielleor's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

fraun's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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: Blood, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

camille's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

reading a detailed, grim account of a siege during a global pandemic is a fucking bummer. had to put the book down for a couple of months because of it.

i honestly just found the dinosaurs with swords for hands ridiculous, especially since erikson usually has better justification for his world and characters.

the last third of the book makes the entire slog worth it. 

Spoiler

whiskeyjack's death!! so good!! fridge 'im to give the cool elf lady pain!

i want what those two funky lesbian bridgeburners have!!  

 Toc, Tool and Lady Envy dream team!!

this book convinced me to keep going with this series

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, and Violence