Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

56 reviews

lizkocher's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Car accident, and Infidelity

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, Murder, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse

charlotteih's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

a classic- one definitive of a specific culture during a specific time. it was compelling, critical, and extremely poetic, a very pleasant read if you're like me and like to over-analyze :) read this for school and was glad that i did, because otherwise i probably would have never gotten around to reading my copy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gore, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Violence and Racism

delz's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m so glad to have read the graphic novel of The Great Gatsby as opposed to reading the full novel.  A novel that’s centered around rich, white, misogynistic men or if they’re not rich they’re lying criminals. The women aren’t much better in their selfish shallowness. The florid prose is a counter balance to the ugliness of the characters, but does nothing to make the story more palatable . I appreciated Aya Morton’s beautiful art. It actually helped to drive home how homogeneous the characters are represented. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, and Violence

saliwali's review against another edition

dark reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Car accident

Moderate: Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, and Racism

Minor: Violence, Misogyny, Classism, and War

paigeinabook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative sad fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.75

overwhelmingly pretentious 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Death

Moderate: War and Violence

whenweplay1950's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence and Racism

Minor: Death

theskyisthelimit's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

I don't care much for the plot, but the writing is absolutely phenomenal. Then again, it’s F. Scott FitzGerald, the writing was always going to be amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Violence

a_sleepy_berry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Misogyny, Car accident, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, War, Antisemitism, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, and Physical abuse

mushureads44's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Blood