Reviews tagging 'Death'

Alice in Borderland, Vol. 1 by Haro Aso

21 reviews

aliciajanereads's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

figsofpeach's review

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Death

rafacolog's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

panic_at_the_bookshelf's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This sure was a pageturner. It's really nice to see how each puzzle unfolds and little by little we are getting more hints about what exactly Borderland and its games are. Throughout the story some characters are added and just by the way they are drawn out and written you know they will be important, giving the book even more mystery. A mystery I am eager to discover. 

However some characters say things about women that made me feel rather uncomfortable and the idea of how horrible it should be to die a virgin sure is put in the spotlight. Until now I am not sure whether it is the author who wants to reflect upon these ideas or it's just once again sexism served on a golden plate. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

ninahuynh's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

5.0

Such an interesting concept and the play on Alice in Wonderland! I like how we are learning the rules of the game and the world as the characters are-it keeps us on edge. I think Chota is supposed to be the comic relief character, but boy does he annoy me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, Bullying, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Murder, and Grief

spooderman's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Blood, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Classism, and Alcohol

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review

adventurous funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Murder, Blood, and Alcohol

mir_frog73's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It was good but I think it will get better in later volumes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Confinement, and Alcohol

xxst0riesxx's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

Fell in love with the series on Netflix and loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

tah_014's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder, Death, and Violence