Reviews tagging 'Violence'

There There by Tommy Orange

119 reviews

emilybaum's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Mass/school shootings, and Gun violence

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: Rape and Domestic abuse

joensign's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Colonisation, Alcohol, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident

keekbeeek's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings and Violence

cjlehr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Domestic abuse

emzireads's review

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

smgossett77's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

mekowaletti's review

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Rape, Colonisation, Ableism, and Abandonment

tpasta's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

This book is beautifully written. The start is a bit slow but the author does a fantastic job drawing you in. The stories his characters tell were so vivid in my mind. I'm not sure if this type of story was for me, I have trouble with cliffhangers, but I can still appreciate a well written book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Stalking, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

lanid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Violence, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Genocide, and Domestic abuse

sydapel's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

One of those books that will just haunt you in a way that feels both comforting but leaves a deep ache. Even with a tragedy you can see slowly approaching, it's the characters that grab onto you and leave you thinking long after you've finished the book. These characters will deeply change the way you think about indigenous people in America and what as a culture they have been through. Definitely check trigger warnings but this is not one to skip. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Violence, Alcoholism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Child death, Blood, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Murder, Mental illness, Hate crime, Genocide, and Physical abuse