Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

168 reviews

spocksfeelings's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

jengoertz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Classism

oh_renard_lit's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

3.25

A nice story with a lot of good ideas, characters showing intelligence and craftiness, and an interesting universe. We however spend time developping things that aren't detrimental so the story often feels slow and like it's staling. The writing style is "neutral", but seems theatrical at times because it tries too hard to make its character look cool and badass.
Although it was pleasant to read, I don't plan on reading the following books because I don't think a sequel was needed. //!\\ I wouldn't recommand this book for ages below 16 or even 18 because of detailled violent scenes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Violence

rosenic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault

timmytunter's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

Really solid read. Lynch’s opening to the Gentleman Bastards series is funny, has solid pacing, and is chock full of misadventures on behalf of Locke, Jean, Chains, and the rest of the crew. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Torture and Blood

melreadsandrecs's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming and Vomit

cacole's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cursing, Death, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Excrement

kiala's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

nadine34b10's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Death of parent