Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah

244 reviews

ericalynne5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Violence

magnolialane's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

It’s always the moms and it’s always cancer. She’s wrong for what she did to Matthew. Patience is a virtue, Leni.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

kgdailey929's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

abidoodle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.75

Wow. I don’t think I’ve fully processed everything there is to process about this book. And I just took a war and peace through literature course and there is so much in this book related to war trauma I couldn’t help myself from analyzing it from that lens. It is heartbreakingly beautiful, and there is a lottttt in it. I would highly recommend this book, but I will say it’s not one to read if you are wanting a happy and light read. It is intense, there are themes of war PTSD, domestic violence, death, grief, and more. It is beautifully written and well articulated, but man is it a wild read. Kristin Hannah’s way with words is incredible. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence

skaterhick25's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-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

Overall a great read. This book had me feeling things. The love between Leni and Matthew was palpable. My only criticisms would be related

to how they handled Erndt's death. In a real life scenario there would still be consequences of tampering with a crime scene, hiding a body, etc. A call to the governor would not erase all charges. Lastly, the pregnancy thing had me rolling my eyes HARD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

katisreading's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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: Death of parent, Murder, Grief, Violence, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

pagesinthesnow's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Gore, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Medical content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Violence, and Cancer

Moderate: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Cursing, Animal death, Car accident, and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit, Misogyny, Classism, and Fatphobia

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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: Vomit, War, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, and Physical abuse

lindsayvale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Violence, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: War and Vomit

bibliomanijac's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy and Gore