Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy

88 reviews

rachel144's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, and Classism

frannyrdclark's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Incest and Rape

Minor: Violence, Pregnancy, and War

machenn's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Police brutality, and Classism

rhae_lynn's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Violence

vasi83177's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Violence

whiter's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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

2.5

I love the language of this book. The imagery is intense, the language playful and very evocative of the child's perspective. Unfortunately, I did not like the story as much. The characters are selfish and harsh and navigating a very rigid, sexist, culture. There is little joy or hope here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Moderate: Incest

leoniefnk's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Police brutality, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infidelity, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, War, and Injury/Injury detail

maybealexisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, and Violence

jemmak's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Violence

Moderate: Incest and Classism

wetdirtreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Fatphobia, Incest, Sexism, Grief, Car accident, Abandonment, and War