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Reviews tagging 'Violence'
Aristotle and Dante Dive Into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
85 reviews
classicalhell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Confinement, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
robinks's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cursing, Deadnaming, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Hate crime, Sexual content, Murder, Outing, and War
davbat's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia and Violence
Moderate: Death, Transphobia, Death of parent, and War
kirsten_marie's review against another edition
2.25
From the beginning, the writing felt awkward and as the author has tried to compose some beautiful text, but completely missed the mark in the process. It is an extreme case of tell and not show. It felt like watching a bad play. The characters only play their roles and never feel like fully developed souls. There is little to no emotional build-up in serious scenes either. It lacks subtlety and depth. Only on a number of pages I could count on my fingers did I feel invested in the story. I would also argue that there are several very illogical choices and events. 90% of it's entirety is also direct dialogue, which I find unbearably dull.
Should have DNFed this one, but I'm too f*ing stubborn.
Graphic: Grief and Death of parent
Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexual content, Transphobia, Violence, and Murder
jerrysaywhaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Violence
Minor: Murder
antonia_oana19's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Violence and War
paperbacksandvinyl's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Being so serious, I haven’t cried like this in ages, but this book wrecked me. One of the most beautiful books I’ve read, maybe ever. I know I will carry this story and these characters with me for a very long time 🥹
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Violence and Vomit
marisa_kingsley77's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Child death and Violence
ronan900's review against another edition
- 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
3.25
Graphic: Homophobia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cursing, Transphobia, Violence, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Bullying, Deadnaming, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Murder
jasmineslibraryy's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
this sequel was kinda unnecessary in my opinion but it was beautiful. ari has one of the most beautiful character arcs i've ever read. the first one is still miles better but i still thoroughly enjoyed this!
Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Cancer and Pedophilia