Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Saga - Seitsemäs kirja by Fiona Staples, Brian K. Vaughan, Antti Koivumäki

10 reviews

sillyhumantricks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, War, and Suicide attempt

literarylily's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Moderate: Sexual content, Child death, and Animal death

abookwormspov's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Boy this one was rough. 

Izabel 😭😭😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Suicide attempt, Torture, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Violence, Animal death, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Blood, Sexual harassment, Death, Gun violence, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

pastel_princess's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Murder

Minor: War, Miscarriage, and Grief

anni_swanilda's review

adventurous emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Death, Grief, Miscarriage, Blood, Child death, Gore, Pregnancy, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

marissasa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

Just when I thought it couldn't get any sadder, it did. So much loss and grief in this volume. The creators really meant it when they said back in volume 3 that Mister Heist hated the "kill your darlings" trope because whew some beloved characters were lost throughout this series and this volume is no exception.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Mental illness, Violence, War, Body horror, Sexual content, Blood, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Murder

martereadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Stalking, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Death, Colonisation, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Police brutality, Miscarriage, Transphobia, and Sexual content

allisonwonderlandreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Rhetorical question: when will this series stop destroying me? Because this one made me straight up cry. One of my favorites is dead, there are several layers of tragedy to wade through from the planetary to the familial level, and these idiots continue to make questionable-at-best or completely-messed-up-at-worst decisions with their sex lives.

And it has one of the most gut-punch endings I've ever experienced. I don't anticipate a swift recovery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, and War

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Transphobia

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Not that the other volumes weren't emotional, but I feel like this volume just takes it to another level. Vaughan and Staples aren't afraid to take on difficult topics, especially when it comes to war and other things. And I know that's true for volumes after this, too.
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Oh, I forgot how sad this one ends. Like, seriously, what an ending to a volume. Vaughan and Staples really know how to play withe their reader's emotions. There's so much to unpack in this series as well, so much that relates to what's happening in the real world. I think I will forever love this comic series, for so many reasons.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage

Minor: Transphobia and Cursing

fraxisle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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: Violence, Gun violence, Deadnaming, Child death, Animal death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia