Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

55 reviews

drraytay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Animal death, Chronic illness, Car accident, Body horror, Gun violence, Alcoholism, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Medical content, Torture, War, and Pregnancy

orireading's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

2.5

I don’t read a lot of commercial fiction, but I know good commercial fiction has good pacing, and I think the pacing here was weird! Parts of the book were paced like historical fiction, then it would switch to the pacing of a thriller, and back and forth, and then I don’t even know what happened in the last quarter. But points for being good entertainment! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Gore, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Addiction, Murder, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Blood, and Alcoholism

ktpickles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

i was REALLY excited to read this book because i had read numerous shining reviews. unfortunately, i found myself (quite often) hoping to just be close to the end. the story ideas, the plot, is amazing, but the writing is sort of fan-fiction-y to me and i couldn’t get over that. it seemed dragged out towards the end- like Kristin Hannah got another book idea and just needed to get through the pre-planned ending. i found myself re-reading sentences like “Leni thought…” “Leni once thought ___ but now knew ___…” and i really hated the lack of SHOWING her discoveries instead of just telling us as the audience she knew her mother would forever be with her. if this was revised, edited down to less of the filler scenes and more of descriptions on Leni’s emotions (versus the many paragraphs stating what she’s thinking) i would’ve loved this book so much more. i did cry, so it’s not completely awful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Murder, Gore, and Grief

Moderate: Car accident and War

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Grief, Medical content, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, War, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Animal death, Cancer, and Alcoholism

Minor: Abandonment, Confinement, and Gaslighting

juliakathlyene's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is heart wrenching and beautiful. The writing will bring you to tears and you cannot put it down. One of my top reads of the year and so disappointed that it is over. It makes you want to sell everything you own and move to Alaska immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

kjm_x's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, War, and Sexism

mkzach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Car accident, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: War

Minor: Medical content, Vomit, and Sexual content

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense 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? Yes

5.0

Absolutely phenomenal. First Kristin Hannah read and I will for sure be reading more if they're as well done as this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Blood

Moderate: War and Cancer

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

catem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, and Domestic abuse