Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy

34 reviews

hannah_cogo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Drug abuse, Car accident, and Terminal illness

Minor: War, Terminal illness, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Car accident, and Grief

gmjohnson's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Alcohol

jayricart's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Gun violence

weirdodari's review against another edition

medium-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

5.0

A tense and gripping crime thriller that completely threw me for a loop near the end. This is definitely something you need to let simmer after reading all of it. It is one of the best books I’ve ever read, and beginning to understand the themes of fate, morality, justice, etc. that McCarthy implemented into the story make it that much better. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Murder

shaunnow38's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gore and Drug use

grantsharpies's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Gore, Stalking, Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

mani_p's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence and Violence

genap's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

3.25

Very difficult to read (as in, the text itself is hard to read, e.g. no quotes for characters). Depressing ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

vthecreature's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

Good choice if you’re looking for a short read, enticing plot, and some flawed characters that have you rooting for them anyway. Some witty banter, some shocking twists, plenty of imagery. And a badass villain. But is Anton the villain, or is it the drug trade itself? Enjoyable read if you’re a fan of McCarthy’s style and a nihilist. Hehe. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Death, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Car accident

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Cancer

evetoi's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence