Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Pines by Blake Crouch

7 reviews

zosiablue's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I've seen the TV version of this a couple of times through and thought it was finally time to read the books. It's such a thrilling weird sci-fi story and the payoff at the end of this first one is SO GOOD. You just don't see it coming and it gives you that same Planet of the Apes / Twin Peaks unsettling-oh-shit vibe. Drags uh some parts like the show but really really fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Car accident, and Confinement

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Police brutality, War, and Infidelity

masoanarchist's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Death and Suicide

awaterswadesthrough's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Police brutality, Car accident, Confinement, Violence, Body horror, Medical trauma, and Kidnapping

midwichtriffid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Body horror, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Kidnapping, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and War

ladawson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood, Death, Body horror, Car accident, and Gore

Minor: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and War

jenc's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Torture and Car accident

astareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

When I first read this trilogy in 2016 I LOVED IT. Seven years later I've read a lot more and grown to expect a bit more from a book than toxic masculinity and fridging women, so my re-read was a hell of a letdown.

It's a shame since the premise is interesting, although The Lottery-esque setting of Wayward Pines was not believable in the least, let alone how the main character was seemingly invincible.

I might finish the trilogy again if I'm feeling masochistic enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Death, Kidnapping, Confinement, War, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail