Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

La perla by John Steinbeck

33 reviews

poirot's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

nathiddles_106's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Murder

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

scottwgonzalez's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

cboll's review against another edition

3.75

dark reflective 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: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Gun violence, Murder

marionhoney's review against another edition

4.75

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really enjoyed reading the Introduction last, as it gave more context to what was going on in Steinbeck’s life that influenced the writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Fatphobia, Sexism, Violence, Colonisation

booksthoughtsandtea's review against another edition

3.0

dark reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

amaya_jam's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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such an interesting exploration of greed and jealousy. genuinely made me feel anxious at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death

Minor: Grief, Fire/Fire injury

sharonus's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence

Moderate: Child death

frivilous's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism