Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Night of the Mannequins by Stephen Graham Jones

47 reviews

davinmotion's review

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

This was my first SGJ book and I agonized over where to start, since the content warnings on his books concern me, knowing he can be brutal with his descriptions and just how far the horror can go. This seemed like a good foray into his writing, and if this is anything like his usual style, I really enjoyed it! I think he captured a teenager well and somehow managed to make empathize with him. 

I give it this rating since while I loved the style and how the story was told, I don’t love the execution in its entirety. I can appreciate what SGJ was going for, but I think I wanted something else. 

I recommend this to someone looking for a short and fast almost adult Goosebumps-style story. It veers a bit from stereotypical Goosebumps, but it has some similar elements and reads that easy. 

I’ll be checking out another story by SGJ in the not so distant future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Bullying and Self harm

moonylovesstars's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

toastrats's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Gun violence

ecn's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I can’t tell if I liked this or not? It’s not at all what I thought it would be and I don’t think it’s necessarily a good thing? Maybe if it was a bit longer? Or maybe less of the endless stream of internal dialogue/narration? I found myself getting bored or annoying at the MC like cut to the chase! But it also added to the book? Idk we’ll see 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Mental illness

directorpurry's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death

cneighbors36's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

traa's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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, Car accident, Child death, Death, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Gore, Stalking, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gun violence

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

r_o_s_e's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Excrement

Minor: Gun violence, Animal death, and Vomit

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Vomit, and Body horror

Moderate: Car accident and Gun violence

buttondragon's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

Not at all what I expected, but I enjoyed it immensely. Stephan Graham Jones really nails the teenage angst and logic, definitely worth a read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence