Reviews tagging 'War'

The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr.

3 reviews

bruhbruh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Slavery, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Deportation, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

mackenzienoelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The audiobook narrator was incredible. It’s hard for me to judge how fast or slow this book was just because audiobooks go really fast for me. Strong strong content warnings on this one but it was so beautiful and important to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Sexual content, Trafficking, Genocide, Racism, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Rape

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Excrement, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide, Transphobia, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

charleshasalibrary's review against another edition

reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Murder, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual content, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Outing, Physical abuse, War, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Violence