Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett

7 reviews

mnichols_2's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Gore, Sexual content, Death, and Violence

mistermeek's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

stine_reads's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

ericaburns1's review

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Blood

surdiablo's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I think the author is successful enough when it comes to portraying the brutality and paranoia stemming from gun violence and how far America could potentially go down in future if the current trends persist, but I felt like the whole thing was a bit over the top, dragged on for longer than necessary and ended way too quick. Perhaps it was intentional but it left me feeling <b>meh</b> nonetheless. While I appreciate the message it was trying to deliver, unfortunately it just wasn't much of an interesting read for me overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racial slurs

jadein's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Pedophilia and Ableism

jasper_a's review

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

this is going to sound weird but..
Vigilance is the best 3.75/5 star book you're gonna read, maybe ever..
>> if you've gotten past the cover, and the copy on the back, i would still caution you to steel yourself for the violence and gore and apathy regarding domestic terrorism.
>> ALL that said, Bennett lays out his opinions about the way gun violence is being handled (or mishandled) in America.
>> i read the first 30 or so pages to start, and then i read the remaining 160 pages the next night. it's not Bennett's best work but i fully respect, and fully support this novella.

TL;DR - Vigilance is like a Black Mirror episode about gun violence, voyeurism, capitalism, etc. etc.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Racism