Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Hang The Moon by Jeannette Walls

10 reviews

bearybooky's review

sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Too depressing and close to real life to be enjoyably entertaining for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Violence, Slavery, Cancer, Classism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Sexism

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, and Murder

cyndi1966's review

slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was just a hot mess. I finished it only to see how ridiculous it would get. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Child death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Abandonment

Minor: Slavery and Pregnancy

seashellsforshelley's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Another review pointed out the parallels with Elizabeth I and Henry VIII and that just blew my mind. It totally is Tudor drama set in 1920s rural Virginia. It’s a great book and would make an amazing movie. I think what keeps me from giving 5 stars is the slow beginning and the narration on the audiobook. All the characters sounded the same and it wasn’t really well acted, sorry. It was impossible to tell when something was being thought by Sallie or being said aloud which led to some confusion. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content

machenn's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Misogyny, Alcohol, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Violence

suzydunk's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, and Suicide

kimveach's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I had read reviews that raved about this book, so I was expecting to love it.  I liked the story, but it didn't meet my expectations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Incest, Misogyny, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Child death, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

mels_reading_log's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was wild. It follows the life of Sallie Kincaid and her life growing up in a powerful family in a rural mountain town in the 1920s. Sallie is not like normal girls of this time, she wants to do the dirty work, drive fast cars and carry a gun.  With the death of family members you go through the politics of a powerful family changing command and the chaos that ensues. I was not immediately drawn in to this book, but by the end I could not wait to see what was going to happen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Car accident, Child death, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Police brutality, Sexism, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Hate crime, Infertility, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

Minor: War

laurenalysse's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

noble_editorial's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I was excited to read this one, anticipating a gritty Prohibition-era tale full of drama, tension, and intrigue. Unfortunately, this book just didn't deliver that for me. I wanted to feel immersed in 1920s Virginia, but that just didn't happen and the whole story fell rather flat for me. 

Sallie had great potential as the MC, and her father was quite interesting, but the cast of characters grew too unwieldy as the story progressed and diluted my interest in all of them, never mind the confusion of keeping track of them all. The chemistry between the characters didn't feel very authentic, either. 

I found the pacing was off, with a time jump that pulled me out of the story near the beginning, and a lack of tension throughout. The action never felt particularly high-stakes, and the events leading to exposed secrets and family drama required too much of a suspension of disbelief for me to remain invested in Sallie's story. 

I think the premise of this book had fantastic potential, but the execution just didn't work for me. I prefer this author's narrative nonfiction. Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Domestic abuse, Child death, Suicide, Classism, Racism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Violence, Death of parent, and Infidelity

lindsayerin's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, Violence, Racism, Infidelity, and Suicide

Moderate: Pregnancy, Gun violence, Medical content, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, and Cancer