Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

11 reviews

beautifulminutiae's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

readbycarina's review

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Torture, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Genocide

Minor: Death of parent

gena10's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

If “it was a different time” was a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Sexual assault, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Genocide, Cursing, Hate crime, Confinement, Colonisation, Infidelity, Racism, and Rape

Minor: Addiction, Pedophilia, Ableism, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Classism

lboggsbailey's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective 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

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Classism, Death, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

rly's review

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

sjanke2's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

professorbadger's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

As long as you’re up for a book that spends a significant amount of time considering the nature of God (note: in a broad way that wrestles with difficult questions, not a specifically Christian way) and the meaning of faith, I recommend this novel wholeheartedly. It was full of adventure and equally full of heart. Of the dozens of novels I’ve read so far in 2021, this was probably my favorite. Read if you like: The Nickel Boys, Louise Erdrich, the Midwest, wrestling with life’s big questions, Depression novels, a touch of magical realism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Grief and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, and Racism

rebeccarudisill's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Adventurous with a nice bow tied at the end! Lots of info about the Great Depression and the US’s treatment of Native Americans. Lovable narrator. But HUGE trigger warning: bad things happen to children throughout the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

Child endangerment and violence toward children are key plot points and themes!!!!!

bookishandjoyceful's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

aasplund's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, and Child death

Minor: Racism