Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Cross Stitch by Diana Gabaldon

276 reviews

frantically's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

If by this point you haven't heard of Outlander, you've been living under a rock. I'm not going to add anything meaningful in my review here that hasn't been said before.

I really enjoyed this! I listened to it as an audiobook and the parts that would've probably been tedious in book form still worked well that way. I'm up to season 5? 6? now and I really just wanted to go back to the Claire and Jamie of season 1 for some time <3

I took multiple breaks and listened to whole other audiobooks during this and I think that's how I didn't end up hating it 🙈 It is very long (obviously) but it is also very good. The writing is excellent and Claire is such a good main character.

Would recommend, even if you've already watched the series :) I still enjoyed it a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, and War

Minor: Child death, Grief, Death, Abortion, Animal death, and Death of parent

rhiadav1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved every part of this book from front to back. It is now in the top spot for my favourite book. 

The development of the love between Claire and Jamie is so touching and is a huge part of the story. There is constant twists and turns that made sure I didn’t want to put the book down. I also loved the historical references that Diana Gabeldon has put a lot of time into researching about. She has created a brilliant depiction of 18th century Scottish Highlands. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Homophobia and Rape

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Child death, Alcoholism, and Miscarriage

au_conn1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Sexual assault, Body horror, Murder, Torture, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cursing, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

biliboc_diana_simona's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Misogyny, Murder, Domestic abuse, Rape, War, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Child death, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Physical abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Infertility, Grief, and Child abuse

emilyada11's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: War, Homophobia, and Child abuse

camillawelin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Death

tiaroseshang's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Colonisation, Violence, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

baileymalaylee's review against another edition

marital rape is NOT cute, i don’t care what century you’re in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Torture, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Vomit, Animal death, Death, Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Confinement, Infertility, and Homophobia

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Gun violence, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Hate crime

sorrel29's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Murder and Chronic illness