himalayahigh's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: War, Racism, Genocide, Murder, and Violence
bps's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Murder and War
lolatarantula's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I cant talk about this book for a myriad of reasons because it's a good fucking book in the same way Blood Meridian is a good book. Like, it's an amazing book but I don't think many people would enjoy this book. Anyway, look up the warnings before you read this. It isn't for everyone.
Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Racism
streetmuseums's review against another edition
sorry but i don't want to read a white irish man writing about indigenous people in this way. so fucking weird
Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Racial slurs, and Racism
macaronis_telegraph's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
Format of the book is frustrating - While Barry does succeed at crafting a distinct voice for his main character, it also for some reason meant that every paragraph was multiple pages long, creating a constant wall of text on every page, allowing for an uninviting read.
Author also fails to address in any light the horrendous parts of the past he writes about. He writes in detail his characters partaking in the repeated slaughter of Native Americans both before and after the civil war, but because the characters partaking in the murder are gay and rescue one little girl, everything is okay right? I think not.
Author also fails to address in any light the horrendous parts of the past he writes about. He writes in detail his characters partaking in the repeated slaughter of Native Americans both before and after the civil war, but because the characters partaking in the murder are gay and rescue one little girl, everything is okay right? I think not.
Graphic: Genocide, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Murder, Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, and Death
meggiemine's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Murder, War, Genocide, Colonisation, Violence, and Death
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Excrement
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