Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

The Getaway by Lamar Giles

26 reviews

krissayel's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cannibalism

tales_told_in_gold's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Death of parent, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicide, Kidnapping, Torture, Blood, Body horror, and Dementia

Minor: Racial slurs and Cannibalism

danaslitlist's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

This was so much more intense than I expected and it was a pleasant surprise. The writing is a big young for me even for it being a YA book and some of the plot felt a little overly convenient, but overall this was a really entertaining time! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Confinement, Suicide, Slavery, Physical abuse, and Death

Minor: Cannibalism

blackgirlbujos's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: War

Minor: Death of parent, Cannibalism, Animal death, and Racism

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

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

5.0

This is a dystopian fiction masterpiece full of plot twists. A company town within a Disney World-esque resort is faced with the activation of modern-day slavery as they bunker down through the destabilization of society. The only con is that I didn’t read it sooner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Classism, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Racism and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cannibalism and Suicide

kelskiiz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

v good, horrifyingly realistic in many ways.  i really enjoyed the buildup, especially the inserts and pov changes. also the bleak/semi-hopeful ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cannibalism and Racism

lizslazylibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Classism, Confinement, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

megwilli's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Racism, and Confinement

Moderate: Gore, Cannibalism, and Violence

jessereadsthings's review

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Hate crime, Slavery, Gore, Racism, and Xenophobia

shewhoturnsallpages7834's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The first hundred pages were a struggle for me. And Jay’s incredible naïveté irked me but eventually added to the emotional tensions that ran throughout the book, especially after he experiences the darkest parts of the resort and it’s elite.

It is not hard to imagine the sinister plans of the rich and powerful in light of climate change, political divides and racial tensions in the late-stages of capitalism. But the smart use of a vacation resort turned company town riddled with technological fail-safes took this story to another level. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Cannibalism