Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

121 reviews

nononora1's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional reflective 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

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Gorgeous

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence

acbooksndata's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape

caroline__kg's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional tense slow-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault

iceoak14636's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

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A very good book whose beginning was a bit rough (until you got a few chapters in) and ending was a bit lacking in my opinion. It seemed a bit rushed in comparison to the rest of the book and I didn’t hugely appreciate how it ended.

Unresolved on a certain level and all coming back to Loraina with the destruction of the saloon and the barkeep who fancied himself in love with her. Poor Call must have been so fed up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

pedicurn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: No

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This book is literally the Great American Novel and a masterpiece. I find myself wanting to teach a college literature course on this novel as there are so many themes to explore. This is a beautiful story of friendship, leadership, and complicated relationships all wrapped up into one big adventure. The character development is unmatched. There are times when the violence is hard but the characters make up for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder

katiebpemberton's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage

unclejon75's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

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I knew this was a legendary book before reading it & I was fairly overwhelmed by it's heft but, I dove in headfirst & plowed through it & I wanted more when it was over. What a story! If this isn't the greatest American novel ever written, it will make do until I figure out which one is. Mcmurtry's prose is phenomenal & his cast of characters are diverse and each unique in their own way. I definitely plan on reading the rest of this series at some point. This is classic Americana & Western Adventure at it's finest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness

remery3's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

doucey's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

thebindingstitch's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A true western masterpiece. Love, loss, friendship, and coming of age wrapped up in a grand adventure. While the pace was slow, the characters were so beautifully developed and the plot fell together so perfectly that 850 pages felt like 300.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death