Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Ambergris: City of Saints and Madmen; Shriek: An Afterword; Finch by Jeff VanderMeer

4 reviews

amaranth_wytch's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Body horror, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Gore, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, War, and Mental illness

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug use, Alcohol, Medical content, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Bullying, Abandonment, Car accident, Addiction, Excrement, and Vomit

laurareads87's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I have long wanted to read the books of Ambergris having previously really enjoyed Vandermeer's Area X books.  While this trilogy represents his earlier work, it is absolutely masterful in its worldbuilding; each of the books reveals something about the others and through all of them, Ambergris emerges as a fully developed and entirely living world, complete with history, culture, religions, and social norms.  It reflects some of the the wide range of Vandermeer's talents, with the first book ultimately a collection of novellas, the second written in biographical style (complete with interjections from the presumed dead subject of the biography), and the third a detective story.  It is not for the faint of heart and not a quick read, but this trilogy is vital reading for fans of the 'new weird.'

Content warnings: torture (on page), body horror (extensive, graphic), blood, gore, violence, murder, death, colonial violence / colonization, genocide, suicide, grief 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death, Body horror, Blood, Gore, Colonisation, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide and Suicide attempt

larbster90's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Blood, Colonisation, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Excrement, Sexual content, War, Alcohol, and Genocide

fungivibes's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gore, Self harm, and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage