Reviews tagging 'Violence'

El Encuadernador / The Binding by Bridget Collins

66 reviews

mari_books's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

4.0

Wow this is the most unique concept for a book I’ve ever read, and so uniquely dark and disturbing. I was very unsatisfied with the ending and felt there were way too many loose ends. The descriptive writing is amazing but I wish the author pulled it in a little, in some places it felt more confusing than helpful when scenes were over described. The first part of the book was very slow and then super fast at the end, I think maybe we could have

heard from Lucian’s pov much earlier so it could be like back and forth?

Huge trigger warning for self harm/suicide, sexual assault, and manipulation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

anyashadows's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Tragic from start to finish. Not just the saddest book I've read all year so far but likely the saddest book I'll read the rest of the year too. This book hurt me.

Trigger warnings for violence, homophobia, animal cruelty/death

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Homophobia, Suicide, and Violence

freyajhugroo's review against another edition

slow-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

3.5

Gay love story, intricate and creative world building meets capitalism and heteronormativity. 

Incredible concept, complex characters but a somewhat dissatisfying ending. 
I enjoyed the way the book was structured too.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, and Vomit

valerian_honeybee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Self harm

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Deportation

stormofsorrow's review against another edition

0.5 / 5 ⭐️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Abortion

sheilaghs_wheels's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Violence, and Vomit

kynajayne's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

I enjoyed the structure of this book, with the three distinct parts/acts. The concept of binding memories into books is an interesting one, and the world building around that was explored well, especially around the ethics of binding. I will say towards the end I was nearly driven to distraction with annoyance of the narrator’s inability to put two and two together, it was so obvious I was raging! But it is a good love story in an interesting world.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Suicide

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Rape and Murder

sneeuwsuusje's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

Loved this book, easy to read. The ending was a bit rushed and therefor somewhat dissatisfying. Also I wanted to read more about Lucians reaction and what happened to him as his father found out. 
As you have finished the book It is recommendable to read the first section again. You than fully understand what part everybody plays.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Homophobia, Suicide, and Violence

kmbbb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

animaniac17's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Classism