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turrean's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Murder, and War
sparklefarm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
Audiobook notes - this might have been the one time where Adjoa Andoh had too many voices. But she's so skilled, so I won't begrudge her.
Moderate: War and Murder
Minor: Animal death
badbadwolf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Slavery
iane_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Murder, Ableism, Death, Gaslighting, and Slavery
Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, War, Child death, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Transphobia, Trafficking, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Bullying, Vomit, Animal death, Sexual content, Excrement, Abortion, Genocide, and Domestic abuse
adelita18's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
- I love the two main characters - Eolo and Strength and Patience of the Hills. Both are extremely introspective, thoughtful, reflective, non-reactionary characters. They observe. They wait. They act prudently. They are the calm in the storms around them.
- The narrative style was a bit hard for me to grasp at first and buy into but once the plot really began to move and Ms. Leckie began to flesh out the world she created, I found that I loved the narration by Strength and Patience.
- Additionally, I loved the motifs and themes throughout the book - the power of words - especially the spoken word, the value of reflection versus reaction, the value of patience, the nature of being and being who you are.
"The Raven Tower" is exceedingly rich in detail and the layered language, I feel like this is a book I can return to often and still glean new information and insights. The audiobook narration by Adjoa Andoh was spectacular!
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: War
hanz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Murder
Moderate: Death of parent, Kidnapping, and War
Minor: Transphobia
lucystolethesky's review
- 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
Graphic: War, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Slavery, Confinement, and Violence
Minor: Transphobia
bookishlucy's review
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Blood, Suicide, and War
secondhandbookshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Once I got the hang of how it was written.... I still struggled. The entire book is backstory & build up to book two.
There are many gods in this land, typically they focus on a specific thing (weapons, food, weather, etc) but others are more broad (the Forest protects the town from sickness)
This story follows Strength & Patience of the Hill, who is a rock god & her story over time.
Minor: Murder, War, Confinement, and Death
mpbookreviews's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Blood, Death, and Murder
Minor: Slavery and War