Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Murtagh by Christopher Paolini

5 reviews

loveat1stwrite's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Confinement, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Drug use, Blood, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, and Panic attacks/disorders

Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn, reflect upon the abuse they experienced as side characters in the original 4 books. This is reflected in Thorn's fear of confinement and panic attacks when in enclosed spaces in the current plot.

They are also drugged to become thralls as a plot point in this book, which is why I included the drug use/trafficking tags.

rheysweg's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, Murder, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

sneha_sarcar's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Confinement, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Death, Slavery, and Torture

exhaustrovert's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

If you enjoyed the Inheritance series, this book feels like reuniting with an old friend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Violence, Slavery, Gore, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Confinement, Animal cruelty, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Dysphoria, and Genocide

Minor: Toxic relationship and War

fromjuliereads's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

It was fantastic being back in the world of Alagaesia! I found parts of the story a bit slow but the insight into Murtagh and Thorn as characters were absolutely fantastic! There were parts that I cried when they recounted their experiences and trauma. 
I'm interested to see what Paolini will do next in the Inheritance Cycle!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Torture, Death, Violence, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Confinement

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