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chloe_acceber's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-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
4.25
A little sidequest for the Stormlight series. A super quick read and well worth the time. After reading Lift's interlude chapter in Words of Radiance, I'm super thrilled she got her own novella. She's an incredible character with surprising depth and an shocking amount of development within 200 pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Death of parent
takarakei's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Lift is a goddamn icon and I love her
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Violence
Minor: Death of parent
kassidyreads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Body horror
Minor: Fatphobia and Death of parent
karlin0336's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Watching Wyndle get exasperated and lose his cool when Lift refers to him as a "Voidbringer" is the funniest thing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Cursing and Death of parent
oldladysadie's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
To be honest, when Lift was first introduced in “Words of Radiance” I didn’t like her (I found her annoying, and dislike how the Interlude chapters in Stormlight can interrupt the pacing). I almost didn’t bother with Edgedancer when I realized she was the POV character.
I’m so glad I changed my mind. This was so incredibly fun, and Lift and Wyndle have both really grown on me now. I’m looking forward to seeing them come up again in the main Stormlight narrative.
I’m so glad I changed my mind. This was so incredibly fun, and Lift and Wyndle have both really grown on me now. I’m looking forward to seeing them come up again in the main Stormlight narrative.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent
readandfindout's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
4.0
On first read in 2017: 5 stars. That was starvin' awesome. My favorite from Arcanum Unbounded. I've really come to love Lift as a character, which surprises me because I found her obnoxious in her Words of Radiance interlude. But the development in this was just lovely. I can't wait for Oathbringer this fall!
2022 reread:
Overall rating: 4 stars
Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
2022 reread:
Overall rating: 4 stars
Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 4 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 4 stars
Worldbuilding: 4.5 stars
Content Warnings
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Fatphobia, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Death of parent
iono's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Mental illness and Abandonment
Minor: Death of parent and War
anigoose's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I knew I didn't like Lift, and that it would be a bit annoying to slog through. But I wasn't expecting to dread trying to finish this either. The fatphobia and the ableism were very very hard to read through. And because I have been listening to more audiobooks, they are more glaring and obvious - i can't skim over and pretend my favorite authors aren't casually horrible. It was tough.
I'm tired of primarily white fantasy authors leaning heavily on disability, particularly learning disability or Down's Syndrome as a way to show Tolerance and Intolerance and deal with Otherness. The way they are described is always so tropeful and harmful, since the authors are trying not to use any science words. It's just upsetting.
Thousands of disabled people are killed by the hands of their carers every day. It's a terrifying and unacknowledged genocide. It should not be used as a casual plot point. I'm tired of it.
Less important, hearing someone read aloud the inane shit Lift says makes it sound as inane as it is. I was gonna scream if i heard another "starvin'"
I'm tired of primarily white fantasy authors leaning heavily on disability, particularly learning disability or Down's Syndrome as a way to show Tolerance and Intolerance and deal with Otherness. The way they are described is always so tropeful and harmful, since the authors are trying not to use any science words. It's just upsetting.
Thousands of disabled people are killed by the hands of their carers every day. It's a terrifying and unacknowledged genocide. It should not be used as a casual plot point. I'm tired of it.
Less important, hearing someone read aloud the inane shit Lift says makes it sound as inane as it is. I was gonna scream if i heard another "starvin'"
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism and Murder
Moderate: Fatphobia and Death of parent