Reviews tagging 'Gore'

As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

58 reviews

aericsson's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

gossameralbum's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

puterica's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? N/A

5.0

I want to give this book 1000 stars if it possible. This book breaks my heart in pieces, i cry a good cry😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Rape and Sexual harassment

halfass_reviewer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book broke my heart. It mended back, barely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Kidnapping

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Blood

Minor: Drug use

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective sad slow-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

gert_b's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

yourfaithlesslove's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

this was so heartbreaking and so bittersweet, but so stunning and so so important. gonna go sob into my pillow now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

jobaji's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

A must read! Absolutely devastating, yet gorgeously poignant. I am still scraping the pieces of my heart from the floor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing

team_mosaic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

ummm???? i would not be shocked if this ends up being one of my all time favourite books by the end of my life. so heartbreaking and gutwrenching but also so hopeful and beautiful. i'm so deeply in love with the characters and the writing and ugh i'd give it 10 stars if i could

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy