Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

6 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

this book is absolutely wild. i do not typically read sci-fi, and did not really know what i was getting into when i picked this up. i especially did not know this was an older book due to my lack of knowledge on the genre. i struggled with the writing style quite a bit but the story was something i have never read before. and the ending was phenomenal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Suicide, Abortion, Cancer, Medical content, Violence, Body horror, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Infertility

izzybell's review

mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and Pregnancy

norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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: Body horror, Car accident, Death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, War, Blood, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

banksa's review

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gun violence, Car accident, Child death, Pregnancy, and Violence

booksthatburn's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Death, Child death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Sexism, Misogyny, and Ableism

Minor: Racial slurs, Infidelity, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Alcohol, Terminal illness, and Self harm

annaonthepage's review

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Sexual violence, Death, War, and Violence