Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

38 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, and Murder

niyou's review against another edition

hopeful sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I enjoyed the premise of The Book of Accidents and the concepts it explores like family and overcoming generational trauma. 

What I didn’t like was the characterization. The characters felt flat and voices didn’t sound distinct. Everyone seemed to have the same personality - just slightly tweaked by their respective backgrounds.

Not just Oliver and Jake who are de facto the same person but Maddie and Nate too.

. Although the author obviously wants you to care for them the emotional pay off wasn’t there for me. 

This was also why I felt the narrative lagged. I just wasn’t really interested in the frequent internal monologues from the protagonists. These monologues also  took most of the tension out of the story as almost all of the characters’ motivations were spelled out. 

All in all an interesting concept but ultimately an unrewarding read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

mayr3adsab00k's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, Chronic illness, Confinement, Dementia, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Racism

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, and Cancer

paigemandia's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug use, Mass/school shootings, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Torture

horrorbound's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, and Child abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore