Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

16 reviews

pidgepodge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was an amazing series. A heavy topic, but, edge of your seat thrilling and hard to put down. This has become one of my favorite series, and dark as it is, it is also so so addicting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Genocide

mcshnick's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Cancer

callistag1's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Toxic relationship

Minor: Body horror, Terminal illness, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

_verena_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Es war nicht schlecht, aber irgendwie langatmig. Bei Teil 1 und 2 konnte ich fast nicht aufhören und hier musste ich mich ein paar mal fast zwingen weiter zu hören...

Einige Gedanken/Fragen, die bleiben: 

- Goddard als Allegorie für Trump? Große Klappe + rücksichtslos, aber es steckt kein Mastermind dahinter, sondern ein trotziges Manchild (irgendwann sagt er ja auch, er möchte eine Mauer bauen)
- Goddards Ende war recht unspektakulär... Ich dachte da würde es zu einem spektakulärem Showdown zwischen ihm Citra/Rowan/Faraday kommen...
- Seeeeehr viele Charaktere, die keinen so wirklich interessieren kommen plötzlich vor (vor allem auf der Insel). Durch diese vielen POVs verliert man irgendwie den roten Faden und es war irgendwie mühsam jedes mal wieder in die Geschichte rein zu kommen
- Jericho! Ich liebe es einfach, dass es einen genderfluiden Charakter gab!
- aber warum musste der Thunderhead von Jeri Besitz ergreifen? Finde die Erklärung, dass er Authentizität kennen lernen will sehr dünn...
- noch weniger Rowan als in Teil 2
- generell war Rowans Storyline in Teil 2+3 nur mehr, dass er gefangen genommen wird und entkommt und das in Endlosschleife 
- Citra auch nur mehr Nebencharakter, keine Tiefe, sie bleibt oberflächlich und entwickelt sich genauso wenig wie in Teil 2
- die Chemie zwischen Rowan und Citra war so gut wie nicht vorhanden (in keinem der Bücher). Erst als er um sie trauerte, habe ich sie (zum ersten und einzigen Mal) gespürt 💔
- Tyger???? Wie konnte er wieder belebt werden? Keine Erklärung wurde gegeben...
- Warum überhaupt ins Weltall? Hinter uns die Sintflut? Dann hätte Citra auch ihre Ansprachen nicht machen müssen, die Storyline ist komplett im Sand verlaufen

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

jojo50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Torture and Violence

liliana92's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-paced

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

5.0

The only thing I would have improved would be to get more Citra and Rowan time. Loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and War

bridget_magpie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was such a long journey! So many things happened in this book, more than 630 pages of slow but constant development of the story. I liked how things ended, I really didn’t expect what is going to happen. I loved how well the characters were written, I’ve read that they’re working on making the trilogy into movies which sounds so good! Cannot wait!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Torture and Violence

Minor: Vomit and War

hales_1243's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Gun violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Mention of plane crashes.

fancypotato1995's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Grief