Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

42 reviews

toadallyabby's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

It’s a dark book but one that most folks who grew up around religiosity can identify with in some way. No one gets out of this story as a saint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Rape, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Pedophilia and Terminal illness

orizenda's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked this way more than I anticipated. I think there’s a lot more going on than just the stories. I think i’ll have to read it again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

kkalicky94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

snowiceblackfruit77's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

savyelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

outofthepinksky's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

3.5

Very fast-paced and entertaining.  However, the story was deeply flawed for me by the sheer amount of homophobia and fatphobia.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, and Police brutality

Minor: Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Religious bigotry

elliez's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Vomit

eckit6776's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

i loved this book, i couldn’t put it down and the short chapters and pacing are mostly to blame. the characters development is hard to explain, arvin is definitely an antihero that i couldn’t help but root for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Religious bigotry and War

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Transphobia, and Classism

taylorraven's review against another edition

dark sad tense 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

3.5

This was a good book but I wouldn't recommend it. Look into the book a bit before reading it because there is a lot of things that can be triggering. 

Also it won't let me put this as a trigger warning but this book might be triggering if you have a religious based trauma (Christianity. I don't think any other religions are mentioned). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

mxpringle's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? Yes

2.75

One day maybe I will find a horror novel that doesn't include queer people and women without demonizing and/or victimizing them. I thought it was solidly enjoyable in terms of the writing, but I feel like a lot of the plot and topics explored are tropes that have been overdone, such as Southern small town murders, hitchhikers, etc., though these were intermingled with a few really cool new ideas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit