Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Memories of Ice by Steven Erikson

18 reviews

ofthebrownajah's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Cannibalism

shreyash_89's review against another edition

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: Racism, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty

lastobbe's review against another edition

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: Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Cannibalism

keepawayrobot's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Rape

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, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, and Murder

Minor: Animal death and Rape

drollgorg's review against another edition

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

Minor: Rape

danielleor's review against another edition

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

camille's review against another edition

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. 

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, Gore, Violence, and Cannibalism