Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

65 reviews

hedyharper's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Car accident, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, War, and Grief

pookiee's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.5

this holds up! 
i’m in a slump but the fast-paced adventure hooked me. the charas are funny & adorable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

kaidoz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Death, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child death, Blood, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Child abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Torture, Alcohol, and Physical abuse

Bullying: MC gets bullied verbally several times by classmates, and later is physically assaulted with weapons by several peers. On the bright side,

he kicks their asses.

Death: Mentioned frequently in threats and in passing. Ghosts and the like. Emotional/Domestic/Child Abuse, Alcohol: MC’s stepfather is emotionally abusive to MC and his mother, often while drinking. Physical Abuse: Implied abuse when the abuser raises their hand and the victim flinches. MC says aloud ‘[Abuser] hits you,’ and it is not contested by the victim. For more context:

It is revealed near the end of the book that the stepfather hits the MC’s mother when he is not around. This is rectified.

cadence99's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I can certainly see why this is such a well loved series; lovable characters, tons of action, and emotional depth all packed into an easy to read bundle. What lowers my experience, reading this as an adult, are things I probably wouldn’t have picked up on if I had read this when I was still the intended audience. There were numerous instances of the author using ableist language: the words

cripple

and

lame

both appeared multiple times. In addition, in true early 2000s fashion, every fat character was a bad guy, clearly intending readers to see them as gluttonous and repulsive. 

I might continue the series at some point, as I felt the strong points of this book still made for an overall positive reading experience, but i’m not chomping at the bit

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and War

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, and Violence

Moderate: War, Death of parent, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Fatphobia, Ableism, Alcohol, and Infidelity

another_dahlia's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Classism, Toxic relationship, Death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Car accident

Minor: Child death

em_of_swags's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

read this book many-a-times and it still doesn't disappoint. god I wish I was 12 and reading them for the first time again

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, War, Alcohol, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

monastery_berry's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Gun violence

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Car accident, Animal cruelty, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

aprilblues348's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Child death, Addiction, Ableism, Car accident, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Racism, Child abuse, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and Alcoholism