Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut

20 reviews

reachingforstardust's review against another edition

dark funny slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Genocide, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

cptnstphy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.25

It took me a while to get into it, but I was pleased when it clicked for me. It went from “this is a bit too odd for me without enough reward to get over it” to “alright I see what Vonnegut is doing here! I’m on board” 
I found the main character Billy’s experience of time and space very interesting and worth contemplating, even if just to pull ourselves out of our always-linear understanding of time. I also enjoy some fantasy and worldbuilding, so his recollections of the alien planet were creative and well-received. 
I did also appreciate the moral undercurrent to things that he says that are expressed as casual but read as subtly poignant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Genocide, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy

reggiethebird's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Minor: Rape

soupply's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Xenophobia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Fire/Fire injury, and War

joensign's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and War

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Gore, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, and Xenophobia

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Excrement

alexandra_skl's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

A fantastic and thought provoking book that serves as a master class in how to write a chilling and engaging anti war story

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sunny_not's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

_morgan's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Medical content, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse and Racism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

urfavpunk's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual content, and Excrement

Minor: Racism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fruitysaz's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

it’s time for my favourite game: time travel or severely debilitating ptsd! you decide!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Drug use, Excrement, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury