Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn

7 reviews

sparrow123's review

emotional mysterious slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

rosehw's review

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Blood

dowleyrachel's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring slow-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

3.0

The book was a little slow for my taste. I thought it was going to be 20% kid backstory, 80% WW2 spy novel, but it was more like 70%, 30%. It goes into great detail of characters that don't see much change and ultimately die. I liked the growth of Flossie and the writing around Cristabel murdering the soldier was gruesome but well written. I enjoyed the letters Cristabel and Digby wrote one another, would've loved more of them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Death, Murder, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

bessadams's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Racism, Child death, Death of parent, Gun violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, and Violence

Moderate: Blood and Genocide

Minor: Sexual content

agnesg's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Death, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Classism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

emeraldelephant's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Violence, War, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death