Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock

18 reviews

brilliantfriend's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

This is an extremely disturbing, graphic book. VERY good, but you have to have the stomach for it.

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

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

rojo25's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

bumblebroxbeeblebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

My favorite book of September 2022. Everything about this book was so messed up and wrong but it was so entertaining to read. I haven't listened to an audiobook or read something this fast in a long time. I'm really excited to watch this movie on Netflix.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

There is a ton of trigger warners for this novel so take that into consideration before reading this.

bidufta's review against another edition

dark funny 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ripxreads's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Homophobia, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Abortion, and War

taylers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A dark, post WW2 horror/thriller that gives you insight into the minds of seemingly normal people who, in secret, do depraved and horrific things. All the trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

damolaarin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War