capra's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Sexism, Child death, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
pbender's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence and Animal death
scytheria's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Police brutality, Confinement, Blood, Violence, and Gun violence
Moderate: Torture
emmonsannae's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
sad
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
4.5
I really enjoyed this one! John Grady Cole is such an excellent and endearing American protagonist. The characters are beautifully done (as always), and while John Grady’s coming of age is pretty dark, the preservation of his morality and determination gives this novel a concrete hopefulness many of C.M.’s other books lack. The breathtaking prose describing a landscape and a world that even for John Grady is already passing away makes this a bittersweet love letter to the old American Southwest.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gun violence, Police brutality, Animal death, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, and Torture
Minor: Sexual content
dee_dreams's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence
michaelferlazzo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This was a great book, a bit different from his other works, but it still packs a great story, it takes a bit of time to get into, but, after part 1, the pace picks up to a comfortable speed. The characters felt like real people, and he really takes his time to make every character fully fleshed out. It took about 70 pages for me to get used to the fact that there are no quotation marks, but other than that I have no qualms
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Death
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