Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The Daughters of Ys by M.T. Anderson

17 reviews

mythmakers's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

theplaguedoctorreads's review

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.75

For most the basic fairytale set up won’t be enough. For many the simple story won’t be satisfying. But I love those stories. I think we need those stories. Simple and beautiful. The art blew me away and this was worth my money for the art alone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Minor: Misogyny

berriesandbooks's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Blood

Minor: Gore and Suicide

swampmonster's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

It just didn't work for me. It felt like it was both written and illustrated by people new to graphic novels - which isn't true, but it still had some amateur mistakes. The dialogue was often oddly stilted. It tried too hard to be a modern character-based book when it was too stuck in the odd melancholy format of a fairytale to succeed at that. It was fine I guess.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder

ehmannky's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.25

 I was completely unfamiliar with the original Breton tale of Ys, but I am familiar enough with the beats of Celtic mythology in general to see where this story was going. Overall, I really enjoyed it. It had the feel of old storytelling, with so many unexplained tidbits and a kind of mournful vibe.

The art and story remind me strongly of Cartoon Saloon's The Secret of Kells in terms of art style (big plus, I love it) and Evangeline Walton's Mabinogion retelling in terms of tone. There's just a hint of making it more emotional and palatable to modern readers (mostly giving interiority to those whose actions seem just flat out spiteful and nonsensical), but it doesn't make the retelling itself Modern. And I love a good feminist spin on an old tale as much as the next person, but there's something really compelling about reading stories about tragedies that stay tragedies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Gore, and Death of parent

rhguerrero's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, and Sexual content

wildly182's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gore