Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Strange Bird by Jeff VanderMeer

7 reviews

rainstar's review against another edition

dark sad

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Medical trauma

cryosphinx's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

valjeanval's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful extension of the Borne universe. It’s Vandermeer at his best with weird and wonderful prose and complex perspective taking. While it’s mostly peripheral to the original novel, I wouldn’t read it without having read Borne. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

cursivewolf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely beautiful. I adore the Strange Bird. A gorgeous tragic creature. Weeping towards the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Stalking, War, and Injury/Injury detail

bakerreads's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mangoelk's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was making me tear up while reading. Heartbreaking, cruel, and beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Violence, and Grief

carmexfiend's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

A good and short read. It wasn't as compelling or hitting as Borne but was still enjoyable. You learn more about the world and see it from a new perspective. Characters and events from the Borne are shown and some gaps are filled. Overall, what I liked the most about Borne was how attached I got to the characters and this book doesn't really have that going for it. I'd still recommend it if you enjoyed Borne or like to read non-human POVs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Body horror and Torture

There are several scenes where sapient animals are experimented on and one scene where a character is surgically mutilated without anesthesia.