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passionatereader78's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
_cecilie_'s review against another edition
- 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
5.0
And this novel was so gripping precisely because it captured her voice so very well: Mattie is a fourteen-year-old farm girl, who at times reads both more mature and more naive than her age suggests. This makes her even more believable as a teenaged girl who has more responsebility than someone her age should have but who handles it like an ranger would a defiant pony. And while I was told that she seeks revenge for her father's death, I think a better word would be retribution. She doesn't want to shoot the scoundrel Tom Chaney herself, that wouldn't be right after all, but she wants to make absolutely sure that justice will be done.
Throw in some rooster, beef and horse and you've got a full course literary meal. Excuse the puns, of course the side characters are also great in their own right. At times dry, otherwise boozy, (un)intentionally hilarious and trigger-happy Rooster and LaBoeuf complete the best wild west novel I will ever read. This might be the perfect story, snake-pits and all.
Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Sexism, Alcohol, and War
slahlum's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
graceesford's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Slavery and Colonisation
amycam's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
queenkath32's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Death of parent
shieldbearer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Slavery and War