Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Authority by Jeff VanderMeer

11 reviews

kylieveteran's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I loved annihilation and i loved the elements of this book that felt like its predecessor, that being said, it felt like a longer, slower paced, office politics version of the environmental horror that was the first book, without the same almost magical and enchanting qualities. Hopefully the third book delves more into the world the first book created. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Suicide

judassilver's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Body horror

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Alcohol, Gun violence, Grief, and Death

coelwa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Confinement, and Drug use

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Utterly bizarre, I felt like I was being hypnotised myself. Really interesting plot, characters and concept. The writing was intriguing and kept me feeling disorientated like the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Blood, Cancer, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Suicide, Alcohol, Abandonment, Grief, and Gun violence

zombiezami's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Stalking, Misogyny, Cancer, Terminal illness, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: War, Sexual content, Gun violence, Cursing, and Abandonment

bedtimesnack's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gun violence, and Cancer

scifi_rat's review

mysterious slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Gore, Racism, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Cursing, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Violence

edensbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Violence and Mental illness

aloy's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Death

carrionkid's review against another edition

5.0

An absolutely perfect, sublime book. It goes above and beyond Annihilation, which is something I didn't even think would be possible, and the creeping, slow build had me silently screaming as I read it. 

It's everything a sequel should be. Hell, it's everything a horror book should be. Easily one of the best books I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Body horror