Reviews tagging 'Violence'

I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak

26 reviews

smsegal's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

Minor: Violence, Death of parent, and Alcoholism

lyramadeline's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

I had to read this book for school, and I really didn’t like it. There was way too much inappropriate content, and the characters and plot didn’t even make up for it. There was a somewhat positive message at the end, but the plot didn’t really fit with that message very well at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Violence

scoads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.75

A masterpiece, a story with a unique plot and unique conflicts, one of the more out-there and thought-provoking books I've read in my life, with a very likable (yet unlikable) protagonist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death

sestep's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad 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

Markus Zusak has a beautiful power of writing in ways that just punch you in the face. His style is beautiful, & funny, & relatable, & wrenching. This book is a classic to me bc of that. & the opening chapter is one of the best I’ve read in my life. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Rape

Minor: Gun violence, Alcoholism, and Blood

subplots include

the protagonist helping a woman who is serially raped by her husband, the protagonist reflecting on his alcoholic father’s recent death, two instances of people being held at gunpoint, & people getting beaten up in fights.

caskraft's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Cursing, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Gun violence, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

jcatzzz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Death of parent

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

zarfus211's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Rape

Minor: Addiction

thecavewoman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

First, I'd like to say that I did enjoy the book when I read it. It was very thought-provoking and made you feel for the cast of characters that the protagonist helps. The ending wasn't the greatest thing in the world but it was pretty satisfying. 

The only real problems I really have with it is the protagonists thoughts about women and his actions. When he meets a female character one of the first descriptions he delves into is their physical beauty and while one motif of the book is the beauty in humanity, I still found it fairly uncomfortable. Not even to mention the protagonists relationship with "Audrey." His actions are where suspension of disbelief needs to come into play because the character is essentially stalking all of these people he's helping so if you give more than a passing thought to his methods things get really creepy really quickly. 

All in all, it has a heartwarming message but you also need to not take the story too seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Misogyny and Kidnapping

csommerlot's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

g30rgina's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Rape

Minor: Gun violence