Reviews tagging 'War'

Cherry by Nico Walker

21 reviews

kailaelders's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

2.0

Not my fave. It reminded me a lot of Catcher in the Rye, another book with an unlikeable narrator rambling and a struggle to pull out a plot. There were a lot of acronyms and slang terms I felt at sea with. Overall just not the book for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: War and Animal cruelty

uselesscryptid's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Drug abuse, and Sexual content

slintangel's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Addiction, Ableism, and Drug use

Moderate: Gore

wallanderem's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Addiction, Animal death, Death, Drug use, Islamophobia, Sexual violence, and War

riotgurl420's review

challenging dark sad slow-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Islamophobia, Medical content, Drug use, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Mental illness, War, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

issamay's review

adventurous dark emotional informative tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Gun violence, Islamophobia, Grief, Drug use, Addiction, Sexism, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Vomit and Bullying

emilybourloukas's review

adventurous dark lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Vomit

fresica's review

reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual content

cademia's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

Not really sure how I felt about this book, but I can’t stop thinking about the line:  

“Days came like dead moths on the bathroom counter.”

Will probably reread eventually. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, and War

sshabein's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

2.0

This wasn't really for me. I kept going because it was just compelling enough that I wanted to know what happened, I suppose, but what did happen was.... eh. And the rampant misogyny throughout was just... a lot. Occasionally, there were some funny bits, and I really like the red skull cover, but glad to move on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Drug use, Addiction, War, and Animal cruelty