Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

86 reviews

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Violence

Moderate: Hate crime and Racism

Minor: Alcohol and Animal death

jocyavega's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.0

This is a fantastic quick read for anyone who enjoys some dark historic fantasy! 
The way places, things, and moments/ feelings are described throughout the story. It's like perfectly hitting the nail in how a feeling should feel or setting the mood to a place or how a thing is giving off a certain vibe. <Spoiler>I enjoyed the way it's described how the hatred the KKK have within them is what calls/ creates these monsters that come out of them and turns them. And how (when the offer was presented) hatred can be created from placing that hatred into your pain and letting it fester in that pain.
The characters feel real and it felt great to have characters who have a lot of personality that gives them dimension! I just wished their story continued or at least get more stories about them all! 
I think the novella itself is the perfect length because, even though it's short and I'm sure we'd all want it to be a longer, it gets the story arcoss and offers the reader a great read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Death, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Animal death

louisegraveyard's review

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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: Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Gun violence, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and War

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

paperknotbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I check out during fight scenes and this book has a lot of them considering the size. But in comes the discussion of eugenics and things really started to click into place for me. For me, this was a classic (and horrifying) hero’s journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, Violence, Animal death, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Torture

kayladaila's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Death, Racism, Hate crime, Body horror, and Medical content

Moderate: Medical content, Racial slurs, Violence, War, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Torture, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Slavery, Genocide, Colonisation, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Trafficking

bookcaptivated's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Hate crime, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Racism, Body horror, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Slavery

hannahr's review

fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Blood, and Racism

Minor: Sexual content and Animal death

horizonous's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

P. Djèlí Clark really never disappoints with his writing and characters (especially female characters), this story just got a bit too weird and gory for my liking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Racism

Moderate: War, Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Hate crime and Sexual content

◦ Death = Family member, friend

2ndbooktotheright's review

challenging dark inspiring sad fast-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: Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Gore, Hate crime, and Racism

Minor: Animal death, Slavery, War, and Death of parent