Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

18 reviews

pastelkerstin's review against another edition

adventurous funny

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

zosiablue's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

As most know, there's a famous bit in this book about the number 42, and when I read this for the first time when I was young, I told myself I couldn't wait to read it again when I turned 42 years old. And so on my 42nd birthday this year, I did exactly that and had a great time. Still just as punchy and silly and weird now as it was then (though I didn't remember the police bits at the end...). Formative and cozy. Good for 42.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Gun violence

goldendreams's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious reflective fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Medical content

rory_john14's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

I really liked this movie when I was younger, and always wanted to read the book because I heard it was a lot better. And though I can see how people who read it first would think that, and to be fair I haven't seen the movie in a while, I'm really not sure I would have liked it much if I didn't have the context of the movie. It was funny and entertaining, for sure, but it was also was extremely Written By A Man (i.e. somewhat sexist and with no real female characters?) and like, idk, I just would have found it pretty chaotic and hard to follow if I hadn't seen the movie first. I'm probably not going to read the rest of the series but I don't at all regret reading this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gun violence, and Torture

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Genocide, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

erissa_lestrange's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and War

therowdypi's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Police brutality