Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Frère d'âme by David Diop

120 reviews

kp_pj's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, War, Torture, Blood, Violence, and Death

crondeau_yvr's review against another edition

Couldn’t get into to it. Too grim. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Racism, Slavery, and Colonisation

oz2021's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Violence, Body horror, and Murder

imds's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Violence, Murder, Rape, Body shaming, Colonisation, Abandonment, Torture, Blood, Death, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

entommoore's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, War, and Violence

Moderate: Rape

ebaird's review

challenging dark 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Rape, Violence, and Gore

madeleinereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Violence

dubious_little_creature's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

baielleebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Hypnotic and haunting, with poetic prose and stirring repitition, At Night All Blood is Black is poignant in capturing the total crushing of its protagonist's soul during the Great War.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness

saj04's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Medical trauma, Violence, Mental illness, Gore, and Sexual violence