Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Il declino dell'impero Whiting by Richard Russo

4 reviews

hezaasan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Elegantly structured and written in a manner that doesn't overly call attention to itself. I didn't love every character, and had some grumbles about the quality of the inner life of his female characters and some dated jokes about wife killing, but this is a writer who knows his way around yarn spinning and thread tying, and I would definitely read more from him if the opportunity should arise.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Mental illness

School shooting in final act had a level of detail -- and yet not quite enough detail --that was a bit of a hard read for me. It felt almost accurate and powerful but not quite.

jamiebpen's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Suicide

drwozniak's review against another edition

funny reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

4.0

???? This was actually good? I’m so surprised. Ignoring the light sexism and racism I really enjoyed this. Just small town drama. There’s quirky characters and it feels like nothing happens until the very end when things go awry. Like you don’t expect anything to happen but at the same time you feel like something will? If you’re looking for something flow paced, a little funny, and packed with a to of nostalgia this is really good. 

CW: gun violence (not graphic)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

nataliemckay's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

A slow-burn small-town portrait with a great twist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence