Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin

10 reviews

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing and Drug abuse

_david_'s review

dark sad 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? Yes

2.0

I didn't like the main character but I do empathize with her desperation. 

The book is a showcase of how hard it is to get out of a bad situation when you've been dealt a bad hand. However, Lynette just often does something incredibly naive without seemingly questioning the risks. She'll risk her life for a relative small win. Yet when she gets an easy and relatively low risk way to keep some money, she doesn't use it.

I'm referring to her choosing to send Gloria $9000 back.

There could be a reason why she did it,  but it doesn't make sense with the rest of the showed behaviour. I'd at least expect Lynette to say why she had a 'change of heart' with the used writing style in this book.

All in all the book felt like misery porn to me with a character that ran headfirst into risky situations without learning much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Death, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

amberjackonski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Trafficking, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sachaemilie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

bigmuscledreallycoolreader's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

didn’t leave a huge impression, but it was good. but man, you need about every content warning you could have. coming from a place of privilege, i could read this, but if you have personal experience with the themes in the content warnings, I would tread lightly(read this book around a year ago so don’t remember a ton of them, but see the warnings referenced in other reviews). Because this is a bleak, bleak book. Fast paced, but bleak

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

georgiahb's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

liltoasty's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book moved me. There were three chapters that genuinely brought me to tears and I had to take a break to digest. However, I still read the book in one sitting. 

A gritty heartbreaking book yet somehow so full of hope. Lynette will stay with me for eternity. 

Do check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Violence, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

badmom's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-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: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexual content and Abortion

adriennne's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism and Abortion