Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Fuchs 8 by George Saunders

6 reviews

wooblatoober's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

i don’t give 5 stars for books unless they’re my favorites of all time, but i’m thinking about coming back to this one and changing it to 5 eventually. it was really, really good.

i loved it so much. so beautifully written. i read it for like 30 minutes but it’s affected me like i read it for hours. super well-done. 

i was really surprised by how this story could be so short and still invoke such strong emotion. it’s beautifully written, especially because of its simple tone and spelling.

there’s a paragraph spanning pages 45-46 that resonates with me as a perfect way to describe feelings of distrust coming from trauma—distrust of those who caused it, of those who are capable of causing it, and a general distrust of everything good.

it’s only less than 50 pages. the words are big and there are illustrations. it won’t take long to read, so i highly suggest reading it if you can.

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athenathestorier's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75


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apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

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funny reflective sad fast-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

5.0


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babysoosh410's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0


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daringreader13's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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matthewclan's review against another edition

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funny reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75


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