Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The End of the Fucking World by Charles Forsman

5 reviews

thebookworm777's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.25

A quick,  fully engrossing, read. I really enjoyed Forsman's artistic style- simple, clean lines without excessive shading or crosshatching- which lends itself well to the narrative. The characters' expressions, thoughts, and dialogue remain the focus of this book which deftly captures themes of nihilism, toxic interpersonal relationships, and psychopathy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

quasinaut's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.0

Shorter than I'd thought it would be. Pretty dark, but subtly humorous. I'm curious to see how they built a whole TV series off of it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Animal death

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I definitely prefer the tv show but It was fun. It was pretty much the same as the tv shows first season besides the ending and a few scenes but I liked it a lot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

unamusedhyena's review against another edition

dark fast-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

1.5

The Netflix series is better. Much better, honestly you just need to watch that. Obviously, this needs credit as the original subject matter, but the plot differs slightly, so they aren't identical.

I finished reading this for the story (but honestly it took me a about 30 minutes), and because I could draw on my knowledge of watching the TV series first, as they do a much better job of fleshing out the characters.

The art in this book is very very basic. You can tell it was meant as a small project, as it was initially published as separate short mini-comics. I dislike the sketch style, personally, and for the price of the book (luckily my local library had it) I would have liked better revisions, including MUCH more detail and better storyboarding. Many times panels were so similar they felt like they had been repeated. Other times, the illustration made it unclear what the action was, and the characters seemingly jumped from place to place with no context. 

There are plenty of webcomics you can view online for free that have way more attention and care put into them. This comic feels like it was drawn by a bored teenager in class and then stitched together last minute to make a 'book'. Seriously, just watch the TV show.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Murder, Mental illness, and Cursing

Minor: Animal death

queenliv's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Violence