Reviews tagging 'Violence'

There There by Tommy Orange

117 reviews

leenzreadz's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

bridgeca2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gun violence, Abandonment, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, and Violence

mtnest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Cursing, Racism, Rape, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, and Toxic friendship

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

the plot and characters are great, but i did find myself getting lost between all the different characters and their stories because of all the different perspectives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gun violence, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Colonisation, and Death

tgaddie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Colonisation, Rape, Violence, Death of parent, and Racism

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Murder, Alcohol, Racism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Gun violence, Death, Mass/school shootings, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Child abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Drug use, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Suicide, and Animal death

Minor: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Incest, Misogyny, Torture, War, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Cancer, Body horror, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Excrement, and Rape

breakablecatepillar's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Murder

mr_cain's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

interesting and well-written.

conclusion was underwhelming, random, and felt rushed>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Death of parent, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Colonisation, Gun violence, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Car accident

bookreader247's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Violence

antimony27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Rape, Death, and Addiction