Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

We Are the Light by Matthew Quick

59 reviews

hesticht's review

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Suicide

carmenvillaman's review

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

katergirl12's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

Despite difficult circumstances described in the book, the real heart of the story is about recovery and hope. That art, kindness, connection with others can heal us from even the deepest wounds.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Mass/school shootings

cc_shelflove's review

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

I feel so bad giving this book three stars because the subject matter is so important and heartbreaking, but i just don’t think this author is for me. After Lucas and his Jungian analyst’s wives were killed in the tragic Majestic Theater shooting, he receives a letter that Karl is no longer practicing. How can he continue healing without his analyst? Enter Eli, the younger brother of the Majestic Theater shooter. Lucas and Eli have both lost their way. Can they lean on each other in an attempt to move forward?

This book seemed to ramble on and on and on. The chapters were way too long. Hell, the last one was 47 pages! The religious and spiritual aspects of Lucas’s letters bored me a bit, but this may partially be my own fault for choosing to go into most of my reads completely blind. 😇 While the story was thought-provoking at times, the language was not. It honestly took me way too long to get through these 240 pages, because I simply was not engaged. Reviews for this one will probably be all over the board. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Bullying and Emotional abuse

thatswhatshanread's review

Very long-winded, didn’t care for the format it was written in (all letters). Too much Carl Jung philosophical talk that is probably interesting if you, too, consider yourself a Jungian analyst, but I am not so I was confused and put off by it, unfortunately! Had a decent premise. Would’ve worked better perhaps in a different format. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

lornreadsbooks's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

bookshelf_al's review

reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

sgs's review

dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

I knew the premise, so I should have known, but this was much more disturbing than I anticipated. 
Very dark, but by the end, Lucas won me over. Quirky narrator and lots of trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

jacklynmichele's review

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

angiebradley's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder