Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

The Trees by Percival Everett

27 reviews

summerb's review

dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Genocide, Slavery, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Police brutality, and War

Minor: Antisemitism, Car accident, Alcohol, Slavery, and War

dr_aimz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, Torture, and Racial slurs

franceselsie's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

atiek's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racial slurs, Murder, Violence, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Hate crime, Gore, and Death

whysoserious's review

3.75

Started good, became repetitive.
Without racism element I'm unsure if it'd have been anywhere near the Booker shortlist. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Violence, Murder, and Racial slurs

emilybelger's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Grief, and Hate crime

bookshelf_al's review

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Racism, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Police brutality, and Hate crime

Moderate: Gun violence

levc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Hate crime, Death, Gore, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Blood, and Body horror

eilidhcan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

alisonannk's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Racism