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anniereads221's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Moderate: Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Murder, Violence, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty
lotten4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Gore, Kidnapping, Child death, Grief, Blood, Death, Vomit, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Murder
Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, and War
Minor: Genocide and Trafficking
claire_baco's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Minor: Death of parent and Sexual content
cynicalraven's review against another edition
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Avrei preferito più presenza femminile all'interno del romanzo, dato che le pochissime donne nominate o non sono presenti nella storia, o muoiono.
L'ho trovato un po' ripetitivo e scontato, nonostante abbia molto apprezzato l'ingegno di Locke, la storia era sempre quella. Fa qualcosa di intelligente e finisce ne guai o viene pestato. Perché è di costituzione esile e gracile, cosa che viene enfatizzata all'estremo nel libro. Ho apprezzato che non fosse la stereotipata massa di muscoli di molti libri di simile genere, però dopo la decima volta che lo ripeti mi rompo le scatole.
Ciò che maggiormente ho apprezzato è l'amicizia che lega i ragazzi, specie Jean e Locke. Non si leggono spesso storie di amicizie maschili che non cadano nel nulla più assoluto o che non consistano nel rimorchiare ragazze.
In generale ho trovato la traduzione/scrittura un po' pesante. Ho tuttavia adorato il linguaggio scurrile usato dai personaggi, a volte se ne escono con insulti stupendi.
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, and Child death
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
christian08's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Murder, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Alcohol
Minor: Sexual content
mscalls's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit
redthistle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It's a criminal underworld, con artist, swashbuckling, found family masterpiece. The characters are amazing and the plot kept me guessing. I absolutely fell in love with Locke and his band of Gentleman Bastards.
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence
chicareading's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Gore, Child death, Violence, and Torture
Moderate: Child abuse
This book features, among many other things, highly creative ways in which you can torture a person. It is also a very funny book at times (the way these characters CUSS is an artform unto itself) and a very, very depressing book past the halfway mark.felofhe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Cursing, and Death
Moderate: Classism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Alcohol, Body shaming, Drug use, Grief, Bullying, and Vomit