Reviews tagging 'Mass/school shootings'

Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult

102 reviews

pumpkin09's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Mass/school shootings

ginga_ninja's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death and Car accident

juliemariesmith3's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

mkfaucher's review against another edition

dark informative reflective sad fast-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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Mass/school shootings

gabigabs87's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Mass/school shootings

starburns's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

gnashingteethpublishing's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Mass/school shootings

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Powerful and surprising,  with a twist at the end. Picoult takes us into a school shooting,  the events leading up to it and the aftermath. This brought up a lot of feelings about bullying,  parenting,  education,  and guns in a way that defies the politics and focuses on people. There are no winners,  only survivors,  and a community forever scarred and changed. The equal focus on the high schoolers, parents, police, and lawyers highlighted the humanity of all the characters and reminded me that we all contribute to the environment that creates tragedy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, and Murder

The main focus is a school shooting with bullying over 10 years.

chloesbooked's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

Words cannot describe how well written this book is! Nineteen minutes changed so many lives. 

The topic will forever be relevant, so I highly recommend reading it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail