Reviews tagging 'War'

Without Merit by Colleen Hoover

9 reviews

dailbrae's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Incest, Self harm, Sexual assault, Vomit, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

lakshita64's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and War

ravenclaw_percabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Incest, and Terminal illness

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Genocide, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and War

_juuuuuulia's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.5

Not CH’s best. The ending felt like a PSA

for depression

and the mature themes were kind of just brushed aside.

Yay for mentioning therapy, but not yay for having the main character just forgive a sexual assault and years of trauma with a hug and then moving on from a suicide attempt like it didn’t happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and War

Minor: Animal death, Biphobia, and Infidelity

irisvdn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: War

saraellenme's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

There are some interesting twists in this, but in general it was an overall bummer. The narrator is unlikable, and I know that’s the point, but listening to this book always soured my mood. It is also one of those books that ties up all the plot points neatly with a bow at the end. Very happily ever after.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Homophobia, Incest, and Medical trauma

Minor: Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War

kie777's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Grief and War

aful2630's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

0.25

This was horrific. Poorly written and at many times flat out offensive.

Every topic she tried to address was utterly butchered-Sexuality, virginity, depression, mental illness, family relationships, the Syrian refugee crisis, etc. Absolutely appalling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and War

frantically's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Sexual content, Car accident, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Biphobia, Child death, Death, Incest, Terminal illness, Transphobia, and War