Reviews tagging 'Gore'

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

21 reviews

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Lydia and her son Luca are the heart of this story of love, loss, and the brutal reality of drug cartel violence in Mexico. By centering a middle class family,  Cummins makes it clear no one is safe when a community is taken over and draws the stark contrast between their previous lives and their new ones traveling to the United States border alongside other migrants. The journey is more harrowing than most of us are aware of, and we get to know other stories through the people they meet along the way. 
A heart-pounding look at the fact that the people anxious to cross the border are individuals with complex histories,  not a mob of faceless "invaders" as some political leaders have claimed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Sexual assault, Cursing, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Stalking, Racial slurs, Bullying, Confinement, Deportation, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

beetsbydwight's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, and Gore

quillathe_23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Gore, Child death, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking and Rape

beetandbaguette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Trafficking, Vomit, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Gore, Miscarriage, Deportation, Drug use, Grief, Blood, Racism, Stalking, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Racial slurs

dlsmk's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Blood, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Chronic illness, Body horror, Child death, Death, Deportation, Grief, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

kiwialexa's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Sexual violence, Deportation, Gore, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, and Trafficking

texashippie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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: Sexual assault, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Child death, Grief, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Rape, Sexism, Stalking, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Suicide, Trafficking, Misogyny, Body horror, Death of parent, Deportation, and Emotional abuse

kanderson246's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Trafficking, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Death, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence

readingelli's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Child death, Gore, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

Gang violence, migration, disfigurement

murve's review against another edition

I started this audiobook on Libby after recognizing the cover from multiple Goodreads lists over the last few years. I didn't read the summary or know what it was about when I started. After hearing the initial graphic content, I decided to look more into the title and its author. 

Countless other reviews and websites have covered the full issues with this book. But since this author identifies as white and is attempting to cover a very sensitive Mexican/Latinx perspective, I will not be finishing this title. 

For a more eloquent review from a Mexican American reader with additional resources: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3083591534

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Child death, Hate crime, Gun violence, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

This is an author you should avoid supporting.