Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Spy Who Came In from the Cold by John le Carré

7 reviews

tyelperinquar's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.25

The fact it ends the same way it began, with a spy and his lover being shot while crossing the border, makes me so.

AUGH.
That chapter where Leamas and Liz are discussing

how the British Intelligence Service and the Communist Party are both trampling over innocent people in the name of “the greater collective good”

was so poignant to me… It’s something I’ve thought about a lot during my investigation into Cold War literature, and I was somewhat surprised to hear le Carré addressing it in this book.

Narrator was very good… the exhaustion he has in his voice when reading the part about

Leamas’s interrogation

was fantastic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Antisemitism, and Death

lizdaniii's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs

Moderate: Death, Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, and Gun violence

Minor: War, Sexism, Confinement, Torture, and Alcohol

tjwolf's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Gun violence, Confinement, Murder, Death, and Alcoholism

Minor: Antisemitism

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Murder, War, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Sexism, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Confinement, Torture, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Fatphobia

amandabcook's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Alcohol, Blood, Gun violence, Murder, Death, and Police brutality

maneatingbadger's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Torture and Gun violence

samchase112's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

This elaborate and tense spy novel was certainly very interesting, but honestly I was just not into the story. I didn’t care about any of the characters or their situation at all, so it was hard to root for a certain outcome. The first half I spent being very confused, but I was able to understand better what was happening once Leamus got picked up in London. The aura of mystery and fear was well-written here, I just was not the right reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Gun violence, and Alcoholism