Reviews tagging 'War'

Saga, Vol. 8 by Brian K. Vaughan

11 reviews

wispy_reviews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death, Sexual content, War, and Animal death

Moderate: Transphobia

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Violence, Grief, Vomit, Torture, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Murder, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual content, War, Gore, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Blood

Minor: Pedophilia

queersubtext's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective relaxing 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, and War

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, War, Torture, Abortion, Miscarriage, Blood, Death, and Violence

violetends's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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: Violence, War, Gore, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Abortion

smasson13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-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

4.5

Be mindful of the content warnings for this volume. 

I really liked the honest and open discussions in this one. It had a very different feel and much less conflict than all previous volumes. 

I'm not sure where The Wills storyline is going, but it isn't my favourite part. Definitely prefer to follow Hazel and her family. 

Another great, but different, addition to the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Sexual content, Blood, Child death, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Violence, War, and Abortion

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Outing

marissasa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Interesting and different direction for this volume. The sadness was offset by a lot of deep and touching revelations about life and love, but there were also a handful of characters I just didn't care about (the three cowboys in the desert) and I was happy when they were moved aside to focus on our main cast again. It was sweet and touching to see Hazel actually interact with kids her age as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, War, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Mental illness, Violence, Abortion, Child death, Cursing, and Genocide

allisonwonderlandreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

What a wild ride this series is. I was so despondent at the end of the last volume, I couldn't picture where the story would go next. So when I opened the first page to a sign that reads "Welcome to Abortion Town!" I was reminded that with Saga, it's best to expect the unexpected. Any conversation about abortion is always timely, but it definitely feels weighty given the current Supreme Court situation. I appreciated the way it wove through the story, the way so many important issues are approached in this series, with grim humor and gratuitous violence.

In terms of characters, Petrichor is officially one of my faves. I hesitate to label any of the characters that way because they tend to die horrifically after I get attached, but that's kind of the thing with Saga. So it's too late, and I'm obsessed with her.

In terms of least favorite plot, The Will's story has been a weak point for me for quite some time. In my opinion, it feels like his issues are kind of recycled throughout, so that was the part of this volume I found least compelling.

It was nice to end this one on a more promising note, and I'm excited to be almost caught up with the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Excrement, Miscarriage, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Transphobia, Vomit, and War

martereadsbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual content, War, Racism, Police brutality, Transphobia, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Medical content

corvicore's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-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: Abortion, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, War, and Xenophobia