Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Invisible monsters by Chuck Palahniuk

22 reviews

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Misogyny, Transphobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Blood

Minor: Excrement

perth_is's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

ily brandy alexander 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jolearra's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

Read this book in Highschool and had to try it again. There is no way I could have grasped anything in this book at that time but as an adult… it 100% blew me away. I love this book. The story is amazing and filled with twist after twist. My jaw was dropped midway and to the end. I’ve always liked Chuck Palanhniuk’s writing. This is the second time reading this and I’ve read his other books, specifically fight club and haunt, multiple times. Just get it. Read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

emequalsme's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.0

I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book until well into the first half. The characters are abhorrent and so completely unlikable, it was hard to get into. However, I found myself engaged in the second half and didn’t have trouble finishing it. By far not the author’s best work (I read Pygmy before this, which I really enjoyed), but still somewhat entertaining, and it’s such a fast read that if you’re not that into it, it will be over soon enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, Gore, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Gun violence

yccmqb's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Violence

venidasdemarzo's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, Transphobia, Medical content, Outing, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

Minor: Gun violence and Incest

shawn_martines's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

2.75

This book is ahead of its time, but not for everyone: a story of self discovery written with LGBTQIA+ characters but full of Gay Wrongs instead of gay rights. This story is written in a way that the message could be championed by the wrong people and I could not get that out of my head. I appreciate the humour and the fast paced adventure, but this book quickly jumps into a statement that is drawn out long enough to fumble a safe landing. I left the story thinking, "what did I just read?" but not in an awestruck way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Dysphoria

flissrobyn's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

rachellosacco's review against another edition

challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

What a great and crazy dive into ideas of beauty and hyper-femininity. There are plenty of twists, some you might be able to guess, others that are truly shocking. Consumerism and spectacle are criticized throughout, and the line begins to blur between hate and love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Deadnaming, and Car accident

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

milsforreals's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Transphobia, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Outing

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Dysphoria