Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Never by Ken Follett

3 reviews

bass_clarinet's review

challenging dark informative 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? Yes

4.25

Ken Follett finds a way to write everything perfectly the way this situation would happen: the main characters acted level-headed in their actions. This is what is terrifying about this book, it can feasibly happen. Even with the best intentions, people can suffer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Moderate: Misogyny, Police brutality, Rape, Sexism, Cursing, Gun violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, and Violence

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense slow-paced

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

1.25

A bunch of people suck at being losers and decide to doom humanity rather than lose face. Also they pointlessly track drugs across Africa in a story that has little to no relation to the final part of the book. 

Straight up American propaganda, this book is admittedly probably rather accurate in how the world will be wiped out however that didn’t make it more compelling, it just made me angrier.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Colonisation, War, Violence, Trafficking, Blood, Child abuse, Slavery, Racism, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

charlottie93's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

4.5

This book was fantastic, it was really hard to put it down. I really loved the characters of Abdul and Kiah and could have read an entire story just about them two. 

The only issue I had with this book is that it really needs an epilogue. The ending is fast paced but I found it to be slightly disappointing, I really thought it could have benefited from an epilogue set a few years in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Trafficking, War, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, and Rape