Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Durch das große Feuer by Alice Winn

80 reviews

allisoncdn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.75

What an incredible interpretation of the war experience. I absolutely loved the references to Rupert Brooke and Tennyson. The quotes and the historical accuracy made the story incredibly believable, and the atmosphere of public schools is captured really well. 

Gaunt’s presumed death

made me sob half-way through the book, and his relationship with Ellwood feels so real and raw.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and War

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, and Alcohol

melanija's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Antisemitism, and Colonisation

sunsetsyd's review against another edition

emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Speechless. I almost cried at three different points. I completely understand why this book received the praise it did when it debuted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia

beccss_bookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma

pitsikakku's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent

beate251's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad medium-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? Yes

3.5

This book is about World War I and two privileged gay British soldiers quoting poetry at each other when they are not reading Adam Bede and Thucydides, whoever he is. Weirdly, their whole class somehow seem to be gay or at least experimenting.

We all know the horrors of war, there is nothing new here. It is well-written, and I was interested in the characters, but almost everybody died!

Hated the women who gave white feathers to young men they perceived to be cowards. They had no idea.

This is a heart wrenching and brutal debut novel well worth your time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Classism

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

heuteschongekurtet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sarahjrr's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

Hands down the best book I’ve ever read. Crazy that this is Alice Winn’s debut. I found myself laughing, crying, being endlessly frustrated and hopeful. The way Winn describes the movement between characters and the implications and devastation of war is incredible. As much as this novel goes far in highlighting the injustices of historical laws against LGBTQIA+, it is written in such a way that their sexuality and genders is irrelevant. It’s a complete depiction of ‘love is love’ and it’s just beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rhi_'s review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Xenophobia