Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Dread Nation by Justina Ireland

51 reviews

violentlyagitated's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Slavery, and Violence

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

emmehooks's review

adventurous challenging 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Physical abuse

kaylamatz's review

I had not read a book with zombies before, and knew that this would be a great read. I cannot watch tv/movies with zombies- too graphic, and learned that its too disturbing for me to read too. The historical component was great, the main character was great, the writing was great. I am just unable to read and watch zombie fiction.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

lovetlr's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

Very interesting premise executed impeccably. Exciting, intriguing, and heartwarming (/breaking at times!).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and Gore

readlexread's review

adventurous challenging

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

A few words before I forget — wow, I really enjoyed this! Great action, world building, and story telling. This book had twists and revealed information up to the last ten pages. I was already ready to read book 2 when I was halfway through. I think it was paced well and set up a great foundation for Book 2. 

But definitely know, it’s also angering because it’s post-Civil War, not quite Reconstruction so the racism, misogynoir, and just the violence of as well as irrational commitment to white supremacy is on fuull display. All I will say is that I wasn’t sad to see that some of the antagonists did not live to see the end of the book.

Like the undead are obviously scary and unpredictable but the scariest folks in this book are definitely the living — the white supremacists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

sextance's review

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

barefootbetsy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was excellent! I’m so glad I bought the sequel before I finished this book. Looking forward to starting it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

elianjay's review

I didn't like the main character

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Racism