Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hiirtest ja inimestest by John Steinbeck

107 reviews

the_harlequin's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Violence, Toxic friendship, Religious bigotry, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Death, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Bullying, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Stalking, Classism, and Confinement

esalan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Murder, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Excrement, Animal death, and Racism

julied's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Misogyny, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and Gun violence

mlsweeten's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

It’s hard to give a rating to one of the saddest books I’ve ever read.  It’s depressing but written so well that I couldn’t stop until I was finished. I so wanted Lennie to find happiness and raise his rabbits. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Gun violence, and Murder

kou_'s review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Death

Minor: Rape

kirsten_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.25

So, I read this for class. I don't know if I would have read this book on my own, but I am glad I did read it and I will probably reread it sometime in the future. The writing is beautiful and this is a story I guess you never really forget reading. At least for me, the ending was very predictable, but you stick around because you don't want to believe it before the words slide in front of your eyes in black and white. Then you can't really believe it either, so you just have to carry on and stay pondering...

A very gruesome but beautiful regard to our understanding of what is innocent and what existential power over fellow creatures humans give ourselves the right to perform. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gun violence, Racism, and Violence

allidone's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Sexism, Misogyny, Animal death, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Ableism

hedvigcallmer's review against another edition

3.25

"man blir tokig om man inte har någon att vara med. Det gör detsamma vem det är, bara man får vara med honom. Jag ska tala om för dig, skrek han, att man blir sjuk om man är för mycket ensam. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, and Animal death

robyn_vennard's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Cursing, Ableism, Racism, Racial slurs, Murder, and Gun violence

mi7sma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Cursing, and Violence