Reviews tagging 'Gore'

The North Water by Ian McGuire

13 reviews

castamere's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Trafficking, and Colonisation

grommit's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Hectic, crass and violent. Excellent narrative arc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Violence, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

stepfarmer's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

if i hadn't watched the show based upon this book, i might not have picked it up at all. that being said, it's an enjoyable short read, if a bit stomach-churning at parts. mcguire has a stunning ability to capture character voice, and i enjoyed how he explored the idea of man vs man and man as beast thru sumner and drax's characters. def recommend for anyone interested in lost-at-sea type of stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Drug use, Racism, Violence, Excrement, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

brief scene of necrophilia

libeccio's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Alcohol, and Colonisation

lamorna's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Confinement, Drug abuse, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Racism, and Outing

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

kilt's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, and Rape

akthiebes's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Rape

samster's review against another edition

I'm sorry, I found the graphic first chapter far too unpleasant. I'm not usually squeamish, this is the second book I remember finding this unpleasant (though for different reasons) & I forced myself to finish the last one, and regretted it. So, I'm stopping this one here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Content warning not on the list for necrophilia.

bruinrocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail