Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Kosiarze by Neal Shusterman

76 reviews

716a_m's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

natspat98's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Racism

megan_j's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyed this. Wasn’t great wasn’t awful but it definitely kept me interested throughout. All the main characters are likeable (maybe not LOVABLE) and I feel like they might be a bit flat sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

8675309mp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-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: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child death and Suicide

charmainslibrary's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Bullying, Blood, and Medical trauma

Minor: Child death and Torture

fanboyriot's review against another edition

adventurous dark slow-paced

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

3.0

I feel like I put off reading this book for so long because Sci-Fi wasn’t my genre but this book was good.  I feel like I probably would have liked it more as a teenager.  While the plot was entertaining it also left a few things unexplained.  It just felt a little dull at some moments and dragged out for others.  

I also kinda had a pet peeve about Citra’s and Rowan’s relationship, it felt very forced and out of place.  It was honestly uncomfortable to read, it was like because they were around the same age they had to wind up together…

Spice Level: n/a

Release Date: 16, November 2016

POV: Duel, Third Person

Rep:  n/a

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Fatphobia, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Confinement and Panic attacks/disorders

shanbles's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gore, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Hate crime, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Torture

earthie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I liked this book a lot, but found the way that it ended to be a bit empty. The premise is so good, but it felt like the ending was doomed to be akin to The Hunger Games at best.

However, starting the book knowing there are sequels brought the book down a notch for me as it seems to be a common trend of Schusterman - great and unique dystopian universes ending up being dragged on past their expiration dates (pun intended).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

magnan1mouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Genocide, Torture, Xenophobia, and Gaslighting