Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Nimona by ND Stevenson

125 reviews

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I’m so grateful that this graphic novel exists so that the movie can exist. The movie is executed better. It was more cohesive, felt more emotional and had higher stakes.

But the characters are still here, still true to themselves and I love them so much <3

-Anti hero
-Disability and mlm rep
-reluctant father figure/found family
-villain vs good guy
-literal chaos goblin

If you love Nimona’s energy, I recommend the book Little Thieves by Margaret Owen.
If you like Nimona and Ballister’s dynamic, watch The Last of Us. 

Book 1 for the
#TransRightsReadathon2024

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Police brutality and Pandemic/Epidemic

corpseuscollision's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

readingpicnic's review against another edition

4.5

I liked this a lot more than the movie honestly. Lots of gore and violence! I like that this doesn't shy away from getting super dark. Love the art style too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

annapox's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Murder, Blood, Animal death, Death, and Violence

Minor: Classism, Abandonment, Ableism, Grief, Cursing, Vomit, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic

joanna_banana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Usually I like books much better than the movie…but in this case, while I like the messages from the book and that it inspired an amazing movie, the graphic novel is much darker and serious. And quite a bit more violent. They did much more character development in the movie and built on Nimona and Ballister’s relationship more. The ending of the book is a little choppy and I had to re-read it to understand what happened. The message about not getting “stuck” or not needing to be “saved” were clear in the book, and I liked that they built on that in the movie and gave Nimona a strong voice. The artwork was cool. I liked that she keeps changing her hair :-)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, and Violence

pich's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Death

n00basaur's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

jes312's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely adored the characters; was worried about the plot getting a bit predictable, but my fears were assuaged.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood and Violence

celey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring sad 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

4.5

One of the best graphic novels I’ve read, ever. A perfect mix of overturning tropes, goofy friendship/mentorship, and dramatic self realization. So much packed into a kickass sidekick. I love this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Ableism by those who are explicitly named and treated in the narrative as villains

hmetwade's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gore, and Confinement