Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

119 reviews

dwacek's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Colonisation, and War

libreroaming's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Colonisation

Minor: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

firesolstice's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Rape, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

raychelbennet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Despite the extensive trigger list, just wow. Incredibly comprehensive for a single novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Abortion, and Pregnancy

racinghiro's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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: Violence and War

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

alyxbeau's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I don't rate this lowly because it is a bad book, but because I did not enjoy it. This does not mean you will not! Especially if you enjoy books with huge political/social commentary as part of the messaging. I personally do not look for messaging when picking books to read. I get enough from social media and friends/family. This becomes a detractor for me when what i am looking for is an escape. 

I also dont enjoy most sci-fi. This is absolutely that. 

The rest of my review I feel should be in spoiler tags. Read at your own risk. 

The book did not go where I thought it would, and ulimately that is the only thing that kept me from DNFing at 40ish percent. However, it didnt lean into the redo over and over scheme enough for me to have enjoyed it. I really should have quit at 20 percent in when I was just uncomfortable listening to the brainwashed Kyr. She never does become entirely likable. 
The book covers a lot of massively disturbing concepts- and it covers them from the mind of a blindly accepting cult. Its VASTLY unnerving and uncomfortable. Eugenics, Child/adult relationships and assault of minors, forced childbearing, militant control and brainwashing. Truly heinous. 

I do not reccomend this  book to people who read for enjoyment only. This book is meant to be critiqued, not pleasantly enjoyed in an evening or two. You will walk away disturbed chapter after chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Blood, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and War

sadhbh2525's review

adventurous dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Xenophobia, Murder, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Misogyny, Torture, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Pregnancy

thekilljoyqueer's review

dark hopeful fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, and War

m_petranoff's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A phenomenal futuristic dystopian science-fiction novel that looks at how someone can be a part of, perpetuate, and glorify fascism, and how one can disentangle oneself from it. With breakneck pacing and concise, clear character development, this book gives you an unlikable protagonist who is shocked to discover how unlikable she is and does something about it. Without any spoilers, it's an incredibly well-built world that tells a compelling story, then, about halfway through, changes all the rules. My only complaint was that I wanted more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Genocide, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

The book comes with a content warning at the beginning that is accurate and clearly written by the author.

dejahentendu's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow! What a first novel. I was obsessed with this book,  grabbing it to read every moment I had to spare. I'm generally not that interested in war stories any longer, but this was so much more. I don't want to give away too much, but it was rich and full and had varied and realistic reactions to really bad circumstances. This book deserves every iota of attention it's gotten.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail