Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The 22 Murders Of Madison May by Max Barry

13 reviews

cj13's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Death, Blood, Gun violence, Mental illness, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

lilacs_book_bower's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Enjoyable book.  A man is jumping from parallel world to parallel world and stalking then killing a young woman he is obsessed with.  A journalist named Felicity gets drawn into the mystery and dragged to another world unknowingly; she becomes determined to save Madison May from the killer and stop him once and for all.  I liked Felicity and Madison May.    I would have liked more world building around the group that is enabling the world jumping.  I believe it is intentional on the author's part, but it feels very handy-wavy "don't worry about it."  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Stalking, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Blood, Gore, and Murder

cassimiranda's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Mass/school shootings

mar's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence, Blood, and Gun violence

Minor: Car accident

whattaylorreads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual assault

mariacristinagarcia's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent

Lots of intriguing stuff that wasn’t satisfyingly developed. The antagonist’s motivations were explained by another character in a rushed exposition bomb. We never get to know why the protagonist cares to the extent she does. It feels like a thin early draft of something more solid.

tbose22's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Stalking

Minor: Gun violence

storykath's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This incredibly fast-paced book was a quick two-day read for me, and it was enjoyably gripping, if not a phenomenal piece of writing.

Everything about this book was executed well - the pacing, the writing style, the characters, the concept. It just wasn't groundbreaking to me. Once the multiverse concept was established, there weren't many other clever worldbuilding elements. The characters are distinct and interesting, but they also aren't surprising or nuanced. I enjoyed the POV shifts and the subtle way that some information vwad repeated in different ways by different characters.

This may not be a life-changing sci-fi thriller, but it's more than adequate as a quick, engaging read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood and Violence

Minor: Police brutality

edwardshaddow's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Misogyny

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow, this book was wild! I read the whole first half in one sitting, and if not for external reasons I would have probably finished the whole thing by the next day. It was so tense and fast-paced! I got so sucked in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Murder, Sexism, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content