Reviews tagging 'Death'

Days Without End by Sebastian Barry

12 reviews

adelekittey's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, and Death

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Colonisation, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, 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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, War, Xenophobia, Torture, Violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Colonisation, Murder, Hate crime, Cultural appropriation, and Death

dagsywagsy43's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, War, and Violence

Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia

veronicats's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Animal death, Death, Racial slurs, Excrement, Genocide, Medical trauma, Blood, Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Gore, Kidnapping, Violence, Vomit, and War

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Hate crime, Confinement, Outing, Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Deadnaming, and Sexual assault

lexarobinson's review against another edition

adventurous fast-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

0.5

Although this book has been well-received critically, I simply failed to see the hype. Barry's writing feels forced and doesn't flow nicely, and although he attempts to place LGBT+ representation in a novel about the American Civil War, it is dripping in so many stereotypes it doesn't feel truly authentic. It was incredibly difficult to follow, with its plot twists simply too predictable to be shocking. Not a fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

meggiemine's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Racism, Murder, War, Genocide, Colonisation, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Excrement

chloemandy's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Racial slurs, and War

Moderate: Sexual assault

lavendl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Racism, Gun violence, Genocide, Death, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Colonisation, Vomit, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Cannibalism

samothraces's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery