Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman

15 reviews

valorelei's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

i absolutely adore will and lyra <3 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Death of parent

cicizzy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Rufus Beck macht seine Sache wie immer wunderbar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Religious bigotry, and War

cursed10fold's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Murder, and War

Minor: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

50pence's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

cassie7e's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Wow, this one really tugs the heart. Was not expecting such an end! Pullman does not pull his punches, so the stakes feel high and real, and wounded characters properly suffer their wounds. 

Faves:
- Love the dark matter element making this 2% sci fi
- CATS! Will's affinity for them means we get to see them a couple times
- I still do not know who to trust, or if any side besides the children's is good


Critiques:
- Pacing was slow so it took forever for anything to happen
- Lyra's deference to Will felt jarring after the strong personality established in book one
- The world seems to be congealing around one real God figure and only considers judeochristian mythology in the formation of theology and universe, which is just not that interesting to me
- VERY dark for a children's book; then again I read a lot of dark things as a kid and they went over my head way more than they do for me now as an adult who knows what to feel about dark events

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Torture

Minor: Kidnapping and Murder

ladythana's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gun violence and Mental illness

Minor: Death of parent

thehobbitbarbie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

deliriah's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

fjerda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

Pullman has crafted an intricate world so beautiful and sinister that I adored the read. Although perhaps not a strong as the first book in terms of plot, the descriptive language is effortlessly and incomparably luscious.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and War

jessthanthree's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Suicide, Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cultural appropriation, and War

Minor: Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism