Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson

6 reviews

peonierose's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, and War

phoenxwing's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

5.0

This is now my favorite book of all time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Colonisation and War

Minor: Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, and Classism

blythemind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

all content relevant to content warnings is handled very respectfully and responsibly

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

laurenleigh's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Takes me forever to finish these books, but they are SO fun to get lost in. This second installment in the series I think was even better than the first in some ways, particularly in how Sanderson writes Shallan. There are still aspects of how he writes female characters that I don’t totally love, but it doesn’t feel misogynistic or anything. There are some interesting colonization metaphors happening in this book, and I’m so curious to see where that leads. Some of my favorite moments were some badass battle scenes, and Sanderson gives us such satisfying denouements. If you’re a fan of huge high fantasy books with significant world building, you should really take the time to read this series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

lesbianism_is_awesome's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Grief, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Animal death and Suicidal thoughts

jodean's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism