Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Break by Katherena Vermette

35 reviews

tjmitrovic's review against another edition

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Alcohol, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Alcoholism, and Racism

Minor: Child death

ginapasquinelli's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

laashpa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

theoceanrose'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Medical content, Death, and Drug use

schaarzy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Child death, and Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Eating disorder, Dementia, and Death of parent

cingram9's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

blueraspberry26's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Aboriginal, Canada setting, big family, strong women

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

sonjaelisee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism

amvera's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, and Child death

One of the best books I've read this year. Beautifully written, though it deals with tough and sensitive subjects, so beware of all the trigger warnings. That said, I feel like it's a must read!

parasolcrafter's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Child death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Dementia, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Racism