Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

La perla by John Steinbeck

33 reviews

petriichor's review against another edition

0.75

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damn. that was BAD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism

Minor: Blood

another_dahlia's review against another edition

4.25

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder

Moderate: Colonisation

Minor: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

amelielb's review against another edition

4.5

dark reflective 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

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence

ingaplinga's review against another edition

3.0

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Medical content

Moderate: Colonisation

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is honestly the worst Steineck book I've ever had the displeasure of reading. It's nothing more than a grim sobfest poorly disguised with a moral of 'don't be greedy'. The sexism is always obvious in his works, but it's especially glaring here, and it doesn't even have the decency to be interesting like Of Mice and Men.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs

Minor: Colonisation

vvaanneessssaa's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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If you liked animal farm, you will love this. It is the same in concept, where complex and high-level ideas are conveyed in simple language and plain events. It was deeply chilling and the ending was shocking, but it provided the best possible end for this story. This is a tale of greed, ambition, loss of humanity, corruption, and ultimate despair, but I cannot describe it as anything less than a masterpiece. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Classism

marinapaso11's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

anntea's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

mirjali's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense medium-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

peejay1899's review against another edition

4.75

dark hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury