Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Dark Lord of Derkholm by Diana Wynne Jones

4 reviews

amylewsmiles's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Overall this book was very fun to read. The first few chapters were a little confusing since the narrator voice keeps changing without notice, but I got used to it at some point and just started to enjoy. 
The premise of the story - a theme park world for tourists is so novel, and very funny, but as the book goes on, you start to see the darker undertone to the whole thing. It ends up making the story much more interesting and the characters more robust. Very clever writing as I've come to expect from this author.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, War, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Slavery

well, most of the point of the story is that things are made up to entertain tourists, at some point you realize that the people are actually suffering and enslaved. While it doesn't exactly make light of their in slavery, it doesn't fully adress the wrongness of it either.

blood_egg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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

4.75

Diana Wynne Jones for the win again! Such a good commentary on the exploitation of places through tourism and capitalism. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, War, and Rape

csevet's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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: Violence and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

rainstormdragon's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Gore, Violence, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape