Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

34 reviews

hazelmort's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

The main character annoyed me a lot most of the time BUT I did find myself really engaged with the plot and asking questions the whole time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence and Murder

Minor: Vomit, War, Death of parent, and Torture

daringreader13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

4.0 out of 5 stars

This book pulled me in from the start. The language was a bit hard to understand at the beginning but as I kept reading it became easier. Can't wait to pick up the next book and keep going with the series

Edited 4/23/23

OH MY GOD. Reading this along with the audiobook made it ten thousand times better! I literally reacted out loud so many times and never wanted to put it down. It didn’t help that I had two dogs in my lap and one by my feet at a certain point in the book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Gore, Violence, War, Death of parent, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Genocide, Sexism, and Vomit

lwalla01's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This series does such a great job of creating moral confusion. It’s something that stayed with me long after reading the book. After my reread, I found that the story was a little bit more entertaining and nuanced than when I first read it. Excited to explore the rest of the books for the second time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

kellypower_17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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

This book is my absolute favorite! I read this when I was younger and decided to buy it because I remembered loving it. The character development in this book is immaculate. The plot is beautiful and I can’t wait to read the next book. This will definitely be a book I’ll recommend for many years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

riz_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

In some ways, the genre of this book isn't as relevant as what it explores. This book, in parts, is pretty gory and downright depressing. I wasn't too shocked or impressed by the setting or the plot but I really liked the characters and their journey throughout the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

ggmariereads's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Grief, and Medical content

leileikarma1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Vomit

entanglednovels's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

An oldie but it was a goodie. Not sure it really needed to be so long, as parts seemed to drag on, especially towards the end, but overall a strong story. It’s only the second Patrick Ness I’ve read, but I am still impressed. I will continue with the series at some point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Misogyny, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing

silver_lining125's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Sexism, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Gun violence, and Grief

Minor: Torture and Suicide

sarahasyouwish's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

4.25

This is a very engaging start to a dystopian YA series. The concept is unique and well executed. The writing style Ness uses really helps immerse you in the world and helps you understand what being bombarded by others’ thoughts would be like. The two main characters are both teenagers and they are written like teenagers which I appreciate. The story is told from Todd’s perspective, and thus, like him, we are left unaware of the reality and truths of this world until they are revealed along the way. Figuring things out as we go was an effective way to keep the reader’s interest up throughout the story. The pacing was very quick and THAT ENDING definitely left me wanting to continue on with the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Vomit, and Kidnapping