Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Old Man's War by John Scalzi

17 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

This is my second book by John Scalzi and I’m beginning to think that they are not the author for me.  Their humor makes me cringe in secondhand embarrassment and I’m pretty sure it is not meant to have that effect.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Deportation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

millydrisco's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, and Murder

eliaa's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content and Cannibalism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sophiaforever's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

1.5

It's definitely a product of it's time (post-9/11, early Iraq war). The book makes no attempt to examine why war happens or wrestle with the justifications of it. The protagonist gets his marching orders from command, the enemies are bloodthirsty unreasonable religious zealous, and so there's no question for him: this is a just war where he gets to go in and shoot guns. If that's the book you want to read, here you go, but don't be like me expecting any sort of critical thought about the justification behind war.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia

Minor: Gore

The book was written in 2005, it's overall pro-war, and one of the alien species they fight are a bunch of blood-thirsty unreasonable religious zealots who do a lot of suicide attacks. Take one guess who that's supposed to be an allegory for (it's anti-Muslim propaganda).

walidad's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Murder, and War

thegobetween's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Gore

ahab_jr's review against another edition

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Violence, and War

Minor: Gore

piikasmalls's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Medical content, and Murder

kihvod's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Homophobia, Racism, and Xenophobia

babudarabu's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Gore, Racism, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Blood, and Colonisation