Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones

2 reviews

olliev15's review

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

i’m not usually a fan of battle fiction, and i really did not enjoy the battles in this book. however, some of the characters are absolutely amazingly written, and well worth sticking through the slower paced plot. 

Romford’s character development was very interesting, and really i wish there was more time spent on his character. Father was interesting in a mysterious way, and i wish we learnt more of his backstory. Northampton was iconic - every line of his was comedy gold even though it wasn’t suppose to be. and finally, Scotsman was ride or die  throughout, and it was heartwarming to read. 

so yeah. the plot was rather inconsequential to me, because the characters and their interactions was really what i was reading for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Gore, Sexism, and Colonisation

naomi_k's review

adventurous dark informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Excrement, and Vomit