Reviews tagging 'Violence'

River God by Wilbur Smith

4 reviews

angelabuck's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is an excellent book which brings to life the history of ancient Egypt. It is well-written with evocative descriptions, credible characters and a good plot. Wilbur Smith is a consummate story teller!  Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Slavery

shanarar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

rhosynmd's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Slavery, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

words_for_nerds's review against another edition

medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts