Reviews tagging 'War'

The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø

7 reviews

notsansastark's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

It was okay. The twist in the end was captivating. 
I preferred The Snowman.
I never devoured the book, mostly read it at the beach

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War

sosua_z's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual content, Vomit, and Antisemitism

Minor: Domestic abuse

inkell's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Islamophobia, Alcohol, and War

Minor: Fatphobia

ran_sophia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The book has a very interesting story, that doesn't miss anything.  I also liked the intertwining of the past with the present.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, War, and Injury/Injury detail

pippa_post_lit's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and War

patusza's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

Moderate: Animal death, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage

kellylikestoread's review

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War