Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

17 reviews

bubbles13's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book gave a good insight into the French Revoultion

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Trafficking

jackhayes's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Grief

Moderate: Violence

megsug's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A Tale of Two Cities has a slow start and a tendency to flag between scenes set in France. per usual with Dickens, the colorful cast of characters make wading through a slow plot and dense language worth it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Violence

Minor: Rape

abiofpellinor's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Xenophobia

Minor: Gun violence

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

3.75

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

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Classism

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Rape

ravenscrowsnest's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark informative sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Classism

Minor: Mental illness, Police brutality, Death of parent

elizabethfaustina's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark informative inspiring tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed this! I think it’s underrated, as I’ve always heard that it’s long, slow, and boring, but I found the plot to be really interesting and the characters really awesome. And I love Dickens’s writing, especially with the occasional clever quips and the way he illustrates someone’s character so well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Nothing is inappropriate, but should be for a more mature audience, good for high school.

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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At first, the regular repetition of phrases was a bit jarring, but then it grew on me.  There was also a lull in the middle where it dragged but the last third of the book was positively action packed with everything coming to fruition.

Cry count: 2

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, Classism

millie_eevee's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Alcohol, War

Minor: Gun violence

soph22's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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It broke my heart. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcohol