Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Rumore bianco by Don DeLillo

16 reviews

wildcatrevival's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

If Pynchon and Barth had written a Simpsons episode together. Funny and profound, before it got repetitive. Repetitive before it got weird.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

crustywhitedog's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Gun violence

Minor: Genocide

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional sad 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? Yes

3.25

I was enjoying the existential dilemmas until the last few chapters. It felt like the author lost focus when the nuns came in. Without the nuns, would’ve given this a four.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

jeremie's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, and Murder

amsswim's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Reread this to watch the show. In my opinion this books reads very slow, but the characters, the ways they speak and see the world, and the world they live in seems so familiar and simultaneously dar away you can't help but continue reading. An interesting read for those looking for a more recent classic, but not too recent. Excited to see what they do with the show, considering the depressing plot but funny dialog and descriptions.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Constant talk about death and other morbid topics

5_doogwood_drive's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Child death and Sexual content

corallig's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious slow-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? Yes

2.5

"Sie sagte, ich verkehre ihre Mängel in Tugenden, weil es in meiner Natur läge, Menschen, die ich liebte, von der Wahrheit abzuschirmen. In der Wahrheit lauere etwas, sagte sie."

"»Gibt es so etwas wie jetzt? Jetzt kommt und geht so schnell, wie du es aussprichst. Wie kann ich sagen, daß es jetzt regnet, wenn dein sogenanntes >jetzt< >dann< wird, sobald ich es ausspreche?«"

"Was war schlimmer, der tatsächliche Zustand oder der selbstgeschaffene, und spielte es überhaupt eine Rolle?"

"Ich bewunderte die Antwort. Wahrscheinlich bewunderte ich auch ihn."

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence

ru_th's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

The power of the dead is that we think they see us all the time. The dead have a presence. Is there a level of energy composed solely of the dead? They are also in the ground, of course, asleep and crumbling. Perhaps we are what they dream. 
May the days be aimless. Let the seasons drift. Do not advance the action according to plan. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Vomit

marshlaand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gun violence

scytheria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, and Classism

Lots of talk about Hitler.