Reviews tagging 'Gore'

54 Minuten by Marieke Nijkamp

71 reviews

mahi_nad's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

I read through the reviews before writing this, and I feel as though this book deserves a little justice. I agree with the majority for this one, the characters were flat, the motivation for the shooter was just cheesy and disrespectful to real life scenarios, and the relationships were a little hard to keep track of (if you're slow like me :D).
That being said, I did genuinely enjoy this book. I didn't expect the plot twists at the end, Spoiler(Tomás and Tyler dying was definitely unexpected, and Tyler shooting his own sister?? What??). I did feel a small rush of adrenaline as I traversed through this book, and my heart raced faster as I got to the end. I definitely enjoyed the small povs that leave you hanging at the edge, forcing you to continue to find out what happens next. The writing style of this book was great. Although, as I said earlier, this book will most likely not match up with real-life school shootings, it was a great read, and I would recommend it with a warning of the fantasy-based motivation and Spoilerstand-off between Tomás and Tyler. (Because who really tells the guy with the gun that "sweaty chic" doesn't suit him?? It's incredibly unrealistic. It's like Tomás' survival instinct decided to save itself and jump out the window). But anyways. 

TW: shooting, suicide (not graphically depicted but enough that you know what happens), injuries, blood

BOTTOM LINE:
Well-written book that makes your heart race faster. Would recommend to people with a warning that it is loosely based on real-life. 

AGE RATING:
14+ (or if you're mature enough, it's up to you)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcohol

ebac622's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

samanthas92's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.0

trigger warning on this one is hight, brace yourself for a heartache with this one, dont love charactors death rate in this one is high, its fast pace and heartbreaking 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

annamorgan27's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Car accident

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

kyliehughes's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

kept me enthralled enough to read in one sitting, made me cry, and had some really solid lines that i’ll be thinking about for a while. i think some of the negative reviews are too harsh, especially the ones that say certain things didn’t make sense when they were explained clear as day in the text.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, and Sexual assault

eule's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Strong and depressing book.
Read it in one sitting and will probably not recover. I am so grateful that I live in Germany right now.
The characters were confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

sallytiffany's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

4.0

This was very gripping. I thought it did a great job of bringing you into the reality of a school shooting. I did find it confusing with all the characters though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

barnesd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Blood, Dementia, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

doctorslycat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wonderfully written and a heartbreaking novel. Had me on the edge the entire time, I couldn’t put it down. It’s been a bit since I read it, and if I could read it again for the first time, I would. It does touch on some heavy themes, most of which are pretty self-explanatory, but it does a great job telling them. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a more darker story and are prepared for some angst and grieving with the characters. Though it’s a relatively short time span covered in the book, the writing makes it seem like it takes longer - but in a good way. Love it, and would read it again for the first time if I could!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

been a little bit, but I do believe the aggressor commits sU!c!d€ at the end of it

blessednacho's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

This book is excellent. It captures the fear and uncertainty of a school shooting. The characters are believable and interesting. I thought it was really interesting that the book took place over the course of about an hour. However, some of the violence felt meaningless. I get that that's part of the senselessness of school shootings, but sometimes it felt that characters were making choices that were going to get themselves killed with little to no positive impact on the situation. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and Grief

Moderate: Child death and Homophobia

Minor: Islamophobia