Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

11 reviews

lthumphrey's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, Confinement, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, War, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Self harm, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Pedophilia, Slavery, Alcohol, Cursing, and Rape

mals_library's review

dark mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Medical content, Alcohol, Body horror, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Torture, and Pedophilia

jo_lzr's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gore, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

edrasaa's review

dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Torture, Incest, Homophobia, Violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Murder, and Mass/school shootings

abookandaspotoftea's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

rtaire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

Wow, this book is phenomenal. I feel like I truly understand the appeal of a teenage protagonist. Jake's youth and his grappling with his identity both black and gay make sense. Maybe these types of identity issues are more relatable to me as a queer person, than the love triangles and typical, entitled rebelling of your average YA protagonists. Jack lacks adult maturity, but he's not annoyingly immature. I really loved him so much and truly appreciated his growth and struggles.

Ghosts are a great way for me to be sucked into deeper conversations and metaphors. I might not have picked up a memoir about the same identity struggles as were explored in this book, but I found myself deeply captivated by the themes of this book.

Sawyer was a fantastically complex villain. The book shows his pain and his past wounds in a sympathetic light, but his actions are never condoned. He is the villain. Sawyer being a school shooter feels very topical and relevant. This is a horror story that plays upon the fears of a modern teen. Really well done. I feel it gives me a lot of insight into the psyche of the younger generations since I was just barely too early for school shooter drills to be a living nightmare. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Death, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Incest, Rape, Religious bigotry, Violence, Blood, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Classism

merricatfromblackwood's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Murder, and Torture

cheerful_bursts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Odd Thomas for YA. Left me wanting a lot more in a good way. Audiobook was excellent. A lot of triggers to be wary of:

suicide, child abuse, rape, murder, school shooting, death, loss of a loved one, animal abuse (insects), torture, violence, cheating

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Self harm, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

higherwvrlvck's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Blood, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Mental illness

nothingrhymeswithrachel's review

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, and Vomit