Reviews tagging 'War'

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

10 reviews

wellreadandhalfdead's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, War, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Rape

dxlltopia's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Cursing, Death, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, War, Alcoholism, and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Body shaming, Cultural appropriation, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, Classism, Rape, Trafficking, Racism, Physical abuse, Animal death, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Minor: Genocide, Drug abuse, Colonisation, Vomit, Dementia, Medical content, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Animal death

margaretahall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Torture, War, Addiction, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Grief, Sexual harassment, Murder, Excrement, Sexual content, and Religious bigotry

pallasreads's review

challenging hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Weaves different threads of stories together beautifully 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, War, and Racism

liz_e_beth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Medical content, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Moderate: Genocide, Body horror, Torture, Blood, Colonisation, Sexual harassment, Racism, Murder, and Cursing

Minor: Gun violence

ceruelle's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Racism, and Mental illness

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Violence, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Chronic illness, Drug use, Blood, Colonisation, and War

sace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and War

Minor: Homophobia and Animal cruelty

b0ygenius's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Medical trauma, Murder, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and War

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

Minor: Gun violence and Car accident

readingjaunt's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Torture, War, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Racism