Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Plot Against America by Philip Roth

6 reviews

stinekristin's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, and Death

fab72's review against another edition

reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Antisemitism

Minor: Violence, Death, Vomit, and Terminal illness

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Deportation and Classism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Kidnapping

mnatale100's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide, Gaslighting, Ableism, War, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Death, Mental illness, Cursing, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Murder, and Police brutality

hannahjb's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Antisemitism, Murder, Violence, and Suicide

This book is set in an alternate reality where the us aligned itself with hitler, and is from the perspective of a Jewish boy in 1942 as a result there is a lot of antisemitism and racism as a representation of beliefs of fascists at this time ( and currently).

emilyb3343's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Antisemitism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence