Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

50 reviews

emmehooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Physical abuse

kaylamatz's review against another edition

I had not read a book with zombies before, and knew that this would be a great read. I cannot watch tv/movies with zombies- too graphic, and learned that its too disturbing for me to read too. The historical component was great, the main character was great, the writing was great. I am just unable to read and watch zombie fiction.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, War, Body horror, Hate crime, Medical content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, and Torture

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

breesbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Racial slurs, Gun violence, Gore, Colonisation, Racism, and Murder

Moderate: Slavery, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, War, Torture, Police brutality, Misogyny, and Grief

The book delves into very important issues, both from a modern and a historical perspective. The author handles them with respect, but does not sugarcoat them.

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad medium-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

Very interesting premise executed impeccably. Exciting, intriguing, and heartwarming (/breaking at times!).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Gore

readlexread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

A few words before I forget — wow, I really enjoyed this! Great action, world building, and story telling. This book had twists and revealed information up to the last ten pages. I was already ready to read book 2 when I was halfway through. I think it was paced well and set up a great foundation for Book 2. 

But definitely know, it’s also angering because it’s post-Civil War, not quite Reconstruction so the racism, misogynoir, and just the violence of as well as irrational commitment to white supremacy is on fuull display. All I will say is that I wasn’t sad to see that some of the antagonists did not live to see the end of the book.

Like the undead are obviously scary and unpredictable but the scariest folks in this book are definitely the living — the white supremacists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gore

sextance's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

barefootbetsy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This was excellent! I’m so glad I bought the sequel before I finished this book. Looking forward to starting it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gaslighting, Mass/school shootings, Racism, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, Child death, Grief, Slavery, Torture, Colonisation, Murder, Trafficking, and War

ellajk24's review against another edition

I didn't like the main character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Racism

jtak2's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Gore