Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Het Vlammende kruis by Diana Gabaldon

12 reviews

kb33's review against another edition

adventurous emotional slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Grief, and Colonisation

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Blood, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Grief, and War

mhcraft's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book didn’t have the same kind of cohesive main plot thread in the way previous books did, but almost felt like a collection of anecdotes and stories from their life in the colonies. While the structure was a little different, I found it still very enjoyable. My favorite moments in these books are the little hilarious moments and the silly, non life threatening problems they navigate, and the insightful and philosophical conversations they have, especially Claire & Jamie. I think it felt like a relief after the very tumultuous drama of books 3 & 4. I want to say this book is more “peaceful” but at the same time what I would call one of the top 5 most horrible things that’s happened to a character in this series happened in this book, so do with that what you will lol. Somehow Claire and Jamie’s relationship continues to be the most interesting relationship in every book and I never get tired of their poignant yet hilarious conversations.

Iconic moments include Jamie scheming to get the babies baptized when the priest gets arrested and Jamie asking Claire to give his sperm “a decent burial” after showing them to him under her microscope lmao

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Another wonderful book in the Outlander series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

aheinicke27's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Listening to this audiobook within my 21 day check out window was a feat made possible only by increasing the playback speed to 1.5 and a week off for spring break. As with all books in this series, the plot moves slow, which is kind of the point of reading them. Before getting into the slow flow of the story, I felt frustrated at the beginning when 7 hours of the book had gone by and they were still within the same day of the attempted weddings at River Run! As I continued listening however, and re-immersed myself  within the story world, I felt less bothered by the pacing. Either things moved faster, or I grew content moving slower. Overall, I enjoyed the growth of Jamie and Claire’s family and Rodger and Brianna’s relationship, as well as the various political intrigues and mysteries that the Fraser/Mackenzie’s find themselves involved in. I enjoyed this season of the show — even though there were some difficult, heavy parts — and liked the book even more for its level of detail and connection between all of the plot points. I once again found myself not wanting the book to end when I reached the conclusion (one day before it was due 😅) and look forward to reading the next book in the series when the library loan comes in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Medical content

sytaylor's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

linnylionheart's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Ableism, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

kpg244's review against another edition

relaxing slow-paced

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

1.0

This felt like reading someone’s diary. There would chapters that just went over the characters day to day life with one chapter with something interesting to break them up. It took me months to finish this book because it was so slow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Slavery

Moderate: Torture, Violence, and Medical content

infjill's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

brownieboo's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Sexism, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

readwithzoe_'s review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War