Reviews tagging 'Violence'

L'attrape-coeurs by Jerome David Salinger by J.D. Salinger, J.D. Salinger

80 reviews

ellahaugdahl's review against another edition

3.0

informative reflective slow-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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i have mixed feelings about this book, mostly because i feel to young and stupid to understand it on a deeper level by myself. i am positive i would have understood it more if i had an english teacher explain it to me along the way. however, i am no quitter, so i will spend the evening reading public analyzes. 
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on the other hand, what i did like was how timeless the classic was. the plot and story could just as likely be from today, even though it was written in the 1940’s. salinger did a great job, in my opinion. i forgot - apart from the language - where the story was set on several occasions. i remember holden writing an essay and having to borrow his roommate’s typewriter. that made me a little confused, because in my head i had imagined a computer all along. 
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i also liked how relatable holden was, and that he was in no way perfect. he struggled with accepting change and the way some things were, and also did not like when others did things different than him. still, he wanted to be unique. holden also struggled with growing up to a level where he started failing school. what made the story better was that he told his story from a time he knew better, and i felt like i learned his lessons with him. 
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my favourite kind of books are the ones you reflect and think about later on. i feel like the cather in the rye is one of those, but because i haven’t understood it completely yet i cannot give it an a+. i do however give it a 4 out of 6 stars, because even though i struggled with all the details and lack of breaks within the story, i like what i have gotten from it, and what i most likely will get from it later on.
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i will recommend the cather in the rye for those who want something different than a quick and easy read. you must like analyzing books, and accept that you probably won’t understand everything by yourself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Blood, Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Violence

Minor: Racism, Sexism

senny's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual content

Minor: Racism, Sexism

hunterlovesneilperry's review against another edition

2.0

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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how you all liked this book is insane and you terrify me. the sexism makes this book worthy of being burned. only thing I liked was how easy it is to read and the old man at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship

christinesreads's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad 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

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence

_cheshirecxt's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Grief

Minor: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts

walrus's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Homophobia, Sexism, Suicide, Violence

Minor: Sexual assault, Transphobia

therowdypi's review against another edition

3.0

reflective sad slow-paced

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

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content

nickoliver's review against another edition

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 I really need to think on this a bit more. I hated reading this book with a passion, but after a while, I realised I needed to look at it from another angle too. So I will do that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Ableism, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

2.5

funny reflective sad slow-paced

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: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief

Minor: Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship

ssgcedits's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I hate this kid, and I hate even more that I relate to his anger. I could choke him, but he lives in the back of my head. What an absolutely mean little pest he and I are. And we're both too old for this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Honestly, if it weren't for the absolute vulgarity of the language most of these triggers would be bearable. It's 200 pages of intense non-stop cursing. I read it in 2014 and it still haunts me.