Content & Trigger Warnings for Words of Radiance (2012)
12 content warnings identified for this book.
Quick Summary
Yes, Words of Radiance (2012) contains 12 content warnings : Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Suicide (discussed or ideation), Natural disasters, War / combat, Heights, Alcohol abuse (depicted), Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse, Gore / graphic violence, Self-harm / suicide (depicted), Slavery / forced labor, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for Suicide (discussed or ideation) (severity 4/5), War / combat (severity 4/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5), Slavery / forced labor (severity 4/5).
Check the full breakdown below before you read.
Set up your trigger profile to see which warnings affect you.
| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a parent | 2/5 | Depicted | Parental death and its aftermath affect characters |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 3/5 | Depicted | Multiple characters process grief over lost loved ones and fallen comrades throughout the story |
| Suicide (discussed or ideation) | 4/5 | Depicted | Major character struggles with suicidal depression extensively |
| Other | |||
| Natural disasters | 3/5 | Depicted | Massive highstorm events that threaten characters regularly |
| War / combat | 4/5 | Depicted | Large-scale warfare and siege battles throughout |
| Phobias & Sensory | |||
| Heights | 2/5 | Depicted | Scenes on high plateaus and chasms with vertigo-inducing drops |
| Substance Use | |||
| Alcohol abuse (depicted) | 3/5 | Depicted | A main character struggles significantly with alcoholism |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Domestic violence / intimate partner abuse | 2/5 | Depicted | Abusive relationship dynamics depicted in flashbacks |
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Graphic battlefield violence with swords, spears, and magic |
| Self-harm / suicide (depicted) | 3/5 | Depicted | A character attempts suicide; self-harm is a significant theme |
| Slavery / forced labor | 4/5 | Depicted | Slavery is a major theme as Kaladin and other bridgemen are enslaved and forced into suicidal military labor; the parshmen are also an enslaved race |
| Torture | 2/5 | Depicted | Bridge crew slavery involves brutal forced labor |
Mental Health & Emotional
Multiple characters process grief over lost loved ones and fallen comrades throughout the story
Major character struggles with suicidal depression extensively
Other
Phobias & Sensory
Substance Use
Violence & Physical Harm
Abusive relationship dynamics depicted in flashbacks
A character attempts suicide; self-harm is a significant theme
Slavery is a major theme as Kaladin and other bridgemen are enslaved and forced into suicidal military labor; the parshmen are also an enslaved race
