rep: Peruvian queer mc in a polyam relationship, Peruvian characters, Spanish sapphic character, sapphic characers of color tw: racism, mentions of suirep: Peruvian queer mc in a polyam relationship, Peruvian characters, Spanish sapphic character, sapphic characers of color tw: racism, mentions of suicide
this sure was an unexpected last book of the year. it's tiny, but packs a lot. it's about literally learning about your very roots (in this case, white colonialist-discoverer), and learning and caring for your heritage. about discovering those whom history forgotten. about listening to those who are still around you. about not assuming anything, but also maybe trusting yourself more than strangers. about desire; oh it is so deeply about desire, and how it complicates your life, how it makes it rich....more
rep: mc with depression, bi mc with PTSD, gay side character with epilepsy tw: murder, blood, war violence
the words 'look at the big picture' has neverrep: mc with depression, bi mc with PTSD, gay side character with epilepsy tw: murder, blood, war violence
the words 'look at the big picture' has never been more true, than when reading a sanderson book. his ability to spin everything on its head is uncanny.
the amount of pov characters allows him to show those characters even better. which is to say, two of them often go through a similar ordeal at the same time but react in vastly different ways. and it's those differences that let us learn more about the characters. great writing skill!
spoilers for me, don't look: (view spoiler)[dalinar and navani get married kal comes back home elhokar swears faith to dalinar amaram is made highprince sadeas shallan learns kal killed her brother shallan sends away the unmade in urithiru dalinar send visions to other monarchs kaladin, shallan, adolin and elokhtar go to kholinar moash kills elhokar the guys land in shardsmar dalinar gets venli into one of the visions turns out humans are the invaders - no one trusts dalinar anymore renarin is bonded to a corrupted spren amaram’s men felt the thrill sent by odium and attacked thaylen city szeth swears an ideal to dalinar odium makes dalinar his champion dalinar becomes unity adolin brings the spren of his shardblade back to life? teft and lopen become radiant they make jasnah the queen of alethkar shallan and adolin get married taravangian meets odium (hide spoiler)]...more
rep: Puerto Rican American gay mc, Puerto Rican American characters tw: child abuse, mentions of pornography & pedophilia
raw and angry, and tender.
therep: Puerto Rican American gay mc, Puerto Rican American characters tw: child abuse, mentions of pornography & pedophilia
raw and angry, and tender.
the ugliness is overflowing and yet there’s still space for love there. none of them really know how to love each other, but they’re doing their best. it might not be enough, it’s something though. it still gives hope. it still helps them navigate their lives. it’s the love that differentiates us from the animals, and it’s love that sometimes makes us exactly like animals. ...more
a few good lines but generally i haven't been his bored by poetry in ages a few good lines but generally i haven't been his bored by poetry in ages ...more
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