Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Lesson by Cadwell Turnbull

18 reviews

kingsteph's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Gun violence, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death

anniereads221's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Lesbophobia, Blood, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Animal death, Biphobia, Child death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Colonisation, Violence, Gore, Bullying, and Grief

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

kaylamoran's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.25

This one didn't do it for me at all.  The pacing felt all off, and I have no idea what the lesson was supposed to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Genocide, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide, Slavery, and Terminal illness

Minor: Lesbophobia

sofia_marie's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Slavery, and Violence

vaguely_pink's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Colonisation, and Slavery

Moderate: Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Cancer, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Vomit

kelsylee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Slavery and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Domestic abuse

powkaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.0

There is a way that the nanites spread and it could have been done in a way that was more sanitary it was kinda gross actually and took me out of the book. But the concept and execution of the story was great!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

amelew's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, and Animal death

aasplund's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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: Violence and Genocide