Reviews tagging 'Violence'

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey

30 reviews

black_cat_iiix's review

adventurous dark 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

Moderate: Torture, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Animal cruelty

b_mossy's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

quinnyquinnquinn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, and Torture

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

below_average_baker's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Some nice representation, I didn’t follow every line of the plot but it was fast paced enough that it didn’t entirely matter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

studaslop's review

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

River of Teeth is a fast-paced, witty, and very indulgent work. The characters are distinct and fun and feel like they have long histories, despite the brevity of their introductions. Gailey’s alternative history is just grounded enough to be enjoyable, but not so alien as to be absurd. (That said, it is unfortunately absent of any explicitly Black or Indigenous people who would have made up a not insignificant portion of the population.) It was an unexpectedly queer story as well, which was a pleasant surprise. 

My biggest issues with the novella really come down to the “-la” part—it’s too short! There are scenes and relationships I wish we could’ve seen develop more, and the third act felt rushed despite the fast-paced but balanced first and second acts. 

All in all, though, I’m definitely going to get my hands on the sequel. I had a blast listening to the story. I *highly* recommend the audiobook. Some of the accents are suspect, but it’s very well done, really helps place you into the setting, and augments the campiness of it all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, and Gore

wreathedinviolets's review

adventurous funny 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? No

4.5

This was a nice romp through some hippo-infested swamps. I felt it was the perfect length— everything moved at a brisk pace but there was time for relationships to develop and I was definitely invested. It left me wanting more in a good way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

oliverreeds's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

good but the tension wasnt balanced. there should have been more exposition. more character building. so good tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Fatphobia, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Pregnancy, Blood, Body horror, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Torture

booksandteatime's review against another edition

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Fatphobia, Animal death, Death, Gore, and Violence

Rep: Nonbinary, pan/queer?, bi

chloebear21's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence