unclejon75 's review for:

The Son by Philipp Meyer

3.75

adventurous challenging dark reflective 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: Yes

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I picked this book up because I was in the mood for a western type novel. The Son turned out to be so much more! It started out brutal and became very entertaining with the character development. I would have given it 4 stars but, I felt it started to drag towards the end. But, still a great over all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail