Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett

11 reviews

michayla13's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

I finally picked this book back up after DNFing it a few years back. I almost never leave reviews, my only exception is when I don’t like a book, and this was definitely one of those times. I feel like your book doesn’t really work when the whole premise is based on satirizing religion and tries to make fun of people who use their religious views for bigotry when at the same time your book is filled with non-satirical bigotry. The casual racism in this book was pretty shocking since I’ve really only heard rave reviews for it. I think that this is one of those times when people are blinded by their love for the story. I didn’t like the way the women were written, as soon as their male love interests came into the picture, they lost all previous personality. And the scene comparing terrorists to freedom fighters didn’t really come as a surprise seeing as Neil Gaiman is a Zionist. 

On a less serious note, one of my bookish pet peeves is phonetically spelling out dialogue to show a character’s accent - and that happened constantly. We get it, this character has an accent. You don’t need to stunt the dialogue by making everything impossible to read. 

I hope that I forget this book soon, it wasn’t worth the time and effort. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Islamophobia, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, and War

annamorgan27's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Blood, Car accident, and Alcohol

lavnde's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Religious bigotry, and War

justamy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, Violence, Pregnancy, and War

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

theworstpear's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and War

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, and War

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Blood

hoppicans's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, War, and Injury/Injury detail

The entire thing is a satire on Western Chr*stain religious beliefs and makes constant mention of god

aklovekorn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and War

ronan_lesh's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and War

Minor: Bullying, Death, Xenophobia, and Murder