Reviews tagging 'War'

Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon

43 reviews

rachelalthea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked this one significantly more than Outlander. The plot moved much faster and although the book is long, it moves at a good pace.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, War, Rape, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Deportation, Abortion, and Antisemitism

h_sloan's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Miscarriage, and War

bewareinibble's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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? No

4.5

This book had a very slow start, I got through it after I started listening to and reading it at different times. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, and War

limdurlu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, War, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

ecthompson's review against another edition

adventurous tense 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, War, Blood, Rape, Violence, Sexual content, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Pregnancy and Vomit

rmb27's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Pregnancy, Murder, Infidelity, Grief, War, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, and Alcoholism

This story goes from being almost a history textbook to graphic sexual assault and back multiple times. It’s just not worth it.

dianthalikesyellow's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

Minor: Torture

spl2d's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: War and Murder

kcrockford's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective relaxing tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Violence, Blood, Death, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual content, Grief, and War

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, and Chronic illness

irishbelle10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Violence, Pregnancy, Rape, Blood, Death, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, War, and Murder