Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson

8 reviews

skyla_shae's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Violence, War, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, and Xenophobia

zaharya's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense 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

So many mysteries, so much angst, no easy solutions, but also some truly epic moments. Did not disappoint.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Xenophobia, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Dementia

bathsraikou's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Xenophobia, War, Violence, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Mental illness

iono's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, War, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Child death, Genocide, and Xenophobia

Minor: Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexism, Addiction, Death of parent, Medical content, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? Yes

5.0

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The Stormlight Archives are my favorite of Brandon Sanderson's works. Re-reading the first three books and the novellas in the latter half of 2020 and then picking up RoW now, although I have some regrets (CLIFFHANGER!!!) really allowed me to see BSands' progression as an author. The CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT. The MENTAL ILLNESS REP. The (improving) DISABILITY REP (we still have some work to do here). The COSMERE TIE-INS. I weep. And while this book was so very, very long, I did not begrudge him one single line. Especially those last 100 pages. Phew. I need a nap. 1 million points for Gryffinpuff. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia

readandfindout's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 4.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Dementia

Moderate: Violence, Death, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Confinement, Genocide, Xenophobia, Murder, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Slavery and Forced institutionalization

emily_j's review

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Genocide, Dementia, Death, Xenophobia, and Violence

zngzag's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Slavery, and Drug abuse