Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor by Hank Green

41 reviews

tiny_artificer's review

adventurous hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit and Addiction

Minor: Gun violence and Racism

macareen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Gun violence

lizziaha's review

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

There were parts of this book that I didn’t find particularly engaging, but the themes were fascinating. I deeply enjoyed the topics that Green raised in the book, especially observations about what motivates people and how that affects how our society works. I appreciate the way Green makes his characters flawed, and how that isn’t always resolved in the ways that we want. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Addiction

Minor: Classism, Colonisation, and Grief

tiredcreature's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Very different from the first one; better.
Around the halfway point I realized it's a cyberpunk story, but honestly that should've been obvious from the very start, given it is About modern internet culture

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, and Body horror

chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Sexism, Confinement, and Addiction

Moderate: Stalking and Blood

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Animal death

saricostanzo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Racism, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicide

readandfindout's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Style/writing: 4 stars
Themes: 5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 5 stars
Worldbuilding: 4 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Gore

Moderate: Blood, Death, Police brutality, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Biphobia, Racism, and Vomit

questingnotcoasting's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.5

July 2020
I think I enjoyed this even more than the first one. It's a fascinating piece of speculative fiction and a wild ride with a satisfying ending. The story is told from multiple POVs, which I particularly enjoyed because of how much I love all the characters. Green's writing is funny and clever and the story feels so contemporary, developing the themes covered in the first one; capitalism, technology, collaboration and power. I know I'll be thinking about it for a while

Nov 2022
I had just as much fun as the first time. It's my favourite sort of speculative fiction, set in a world which feels like ours but with some very significant differences. I listened to the audiobook this time and I thought the whole cast was great. I love all the characters and it's such a captivating story. There's so much happening and I love just going along for the ride. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Body horror, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Violence

robyn_fenix's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Confinement

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit and Racism

chris_reads's review

adventurous challenging hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Confinement, Addiction, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Dysphoria, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Classism, Grief, Gun violence, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Racism