Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

There There by Tommy Orange

386 reviews

katekatiekait's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Addiction, Murder, Alcohol, Racism, Violence, Drug use, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Grief, and Genocide

Minor: Physical abuse, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Bullying, Cancer, Terminal illness, Suicide, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Car accident

dirtydishes's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

2.75

Felt the writing was pretentious and full of itself. The topics talked about are very important, but the writing isn't gripping enough to write about real world issues in my opinion. Interesting characters, lots of interesting development and backstory, but couldn't get fully invested due to the writing.

First half of the book is very character driven, second half is all about the powwow they are travelling to and the shooting that takes place. Pacing slows down quite a bit in second half.

Was a bit hard to get through and finish this book. Felt boring and self-important.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Gun violence

alexandramary's review

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Rape

baguettegay's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death of parent, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Drug abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Alcoholism

196books's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Violence, and Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

freshaircure's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Alcohol, Blood, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Body shaming, Rape, Excrement, and Abortion

stellahadz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.75

Tommy Orange can definitely write - the prologue was powerful and pulled me right into the book. It was interesting to read about urban Indigenous people in the US, and I really liked the premise of the story. That being said, I felt like there was something missing, but I can't put my finger on exactly what it is - maybe there were too many characters? It took me a while to remember who was who, which I think made the story drag a bit. There are quite a few loose ends by the end of the book, which is odd because the ending itself feels extremely rushed. I know there's a sequel (which I will probably read), but I feel like the story could have been wrapped up in a single book. 

If you liked this book (particularly the multiple-narrator technique), you might also enjoy Katherena Vermette's The Break (and the two follow-up novels, The Strangers and The Circle). It follows various members of a Métis community in Winnipeg and recounts the story of a crime and its aftermath through all of their perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Colonisation, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Racism

Minor: Excrement

ladyvoltz's review

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I could not pick this book down to hear how the story unfolded. This book is tense and shares the reality of the dark history reflected within the current Native American experience. Incredible audio production with multiple narrators reading the different characters’ stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

madsreads1995's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide, Blood, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Death