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jaidenmarie11's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail
cmbrown4's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Alcoholism and Alcohol
anjulipatel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping
annabelle42688's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Animal death
The "N" is used a hell of a lot.kaela_arcuri's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
mblanke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, and Alcohol
jonssweater's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
My advice: just watch the film. In the live action adaptation, Jake Brigance is genuinely a likeable protagonist. Having to wade through the perspective of a self-important, hypocritical, fame-hungry misogynistic lawyer could have been an interesting critique of enforcers of the judicial system, but the framing of Brigance as an entirely unfeeling, apathetic, untouchable white saviour who does as he pleases and twists the law he supposedly upholds to make his ends is unsavoury and droll to read in my opinion (especially for a book that runs for over five hundred pages).
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, Antisemitism, and Grief
Grisham’s treatment of his female characters is deeply misogynistic.msarah482's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Rape
betweentheshelves's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Hate crime, and Murder
Minor: Misogyny
treutman93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Alcoholism