Reviews tagging 'War'

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

15 reviews

beca_reads's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

2.0

I ended up not finishing this book, it goes on for way to long and I found it oddly confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and War

melancholymegs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Minor: Medical content, Murder, and Torture

zombiezami's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Murder, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Grief, Stalking, and Suicide

Moderate: Gaslighting, Violence, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Bullying

Minor: War and Cursing

Saneism

cana_merula's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

The second book in this series takes the story to higher stakes. I love how the universe got expanded through the connection of the different worlds. The different plots were all interesting, even though some were more slow paced. The last two chapter broke my heart and this was the first in some time that I cried because of a book. I think that shows the writing skills of Philip Pullman and I knew this would be quite dark for a children's book, but I still wished for a more hopefull ending. But definitifly worth the read and I'm excited for the last one!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: War

paduckling's review

adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child death, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, and War

Minor: Car accident