Reviews tagging 'War'

Reincarnation Blues by Michael Poore

9 reviews

sarahkouk's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

In short,

we're all going to die, do let the bullies win.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Cancer, Classism, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Cannibalism, Mental illness, Excrement, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Colonisation, Child abuse, Torture, Confinement, Gun violence, Murder, War, and Vomit

Minor: Incest, Terminal illness, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt

alainaaraee's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Rape

squirrelinseattle's review

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, War, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Death, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Cannibalism

decembermagpie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective 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: Death

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Murder, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Child death, War, and Violence

thathippyt's review

challenging dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Genocide, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Racism, Rape, War, Excrement, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Deportation, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Incest, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, and Dementia

littlefoot1919's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Blood, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Dementia, Gore, Death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and War

dracovulpini's review

adventurous funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Vomit, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Incest, Gun violence, Dementia, Cursing, and Cancer

mgaff57's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Suicide, Colonisation, Physical abuse, Slavery, Animal cruelty, Police brutality, Violence, and War

stephfauteux's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

2.5

I would have enjoyed it more if there were less graphically violent scenes. I am not against the use of violent scenes in books if they serve a purpose but this book seemed to add them in just for shock value at points and had so many it was almost unreadable. 

The theme, premise and opening line were all A+ for me, I just wanted to like this story more than I did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Gore, Rape, Torture, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Murder, Police brutality, Slavery, Suicide, and Vomit