Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon

10 reviews

turrean's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Hilarious, heroic, tragic, and human. Wow. 
As I neared the last few chapters, I was reading at a breakneck pace, desperate to have the ending revealed and very much fearing it at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Alcohol, and War

michael_richter's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Trafficking

Minor: Child death and Gore

abhi_vijay94's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Slavery

Moderate: Confinement

tiedtopages's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

sadhbhprice's review

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Torture, War, and Classism

fuguballoon's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Devastating and tragic and funny.

A really good book for these times, when things in the world are terrible, life is not fair, and all you can do is make art.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

skyfluff's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kate_lynn's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Murder

withlivjones's review against another edition

lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.5

What a brilliant read, perfect for anyone who enjoys ancient history and/or theatre. Although it is not quite as funny as all the reviews make it out to be, there is a lighthearted and casual bluntness to the narration that is very fun to read. What really struck me was how modern the characters felt - despite the book being set over 2000 years ago, it was a story that easily could’ve happened in the modern day because the characters aren’t too different to us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Sexual assault, Slavery, and War

lydiesquid's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Violence, and Murder