Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

La strada by Cormac McCarthy

276 reviews

loesche312's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.75

A beautiful and complex story between two characters in a dystopian hellscape - the plot is used less in a way to move characters along and moreso to highlight their flaws, fears, and motivations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Rape and Violence

brynalexa's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

I post on threads about a book that made you want to throw it in the garbage can inspired me to come back and review this book I read two years ago. 

This book is garbage. I had no interest in being in that awful man’s head for so long. 

The only times he brings up his wife (the only mention of a woman in the entire book) he introduces her using what her breasts look like in the particular memory he’s thinking about. Even when it’s in reference to their young child. 

There are much better apocalyptic/dystopian books out there. Please don’t bother and especially don’t give more money to this asshat author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Rape, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, and Abandonment

bungo_books's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Love the authors writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

fakeppy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.75

Such beautiful writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

magimiel's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Cannibalism

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

linthemountains's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture and Cannibalism

evelynmb_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

quite sad and dark but i did think the plot and dialogue were pretty cliche and banal. 

just another emotional post-apocalyptic vague world where 2 main characters only have each to survive. heard it a million times and seen the ending a million times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism

Minor: Rape

michaela_reads_stuff's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It made me want to weep, and then made me feel bad about the wasted energy of weeping. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

j0ated's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

Gets me every time I read it, such a dark yet intimate story that seems to fly by. Absolutely beautiful prose as to be expected with Cormac McCarthy, strangely a comfort read for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Cannibalism

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing