Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

44 reviews

avie_j's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Gore, Hate crime, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse

jmeyers888's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexism, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Car accident

frogsreadfantasy's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

A decent cozy read. Sookie was a little frustrating sometimes, she was just soooo naïve and clueless. I felt like I had no idea why she was making the decisions she was making. Her characterization was strong and consistent, but damn it got annoying to be inside her head. Also, I really hate Bill. It felt like he was taking advantage of how inexperienced Sookie was, and the sex scenes made me uncomfortable. They always seemed at least a little coerced, and I did not like how violently he insisted on drinking her blood. Not to mention that half of the sex scenes immediately followed someone's murder while Sookie was upset, or when Bill should have been upset. The romance was honestly the least interesting part. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Racism and Sexual violence

flyoverzoner's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment

megselyane's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

katte's review against another edition

adventurous funny informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A fun romp, especially if you’ve seen the show. Don’t expect deep mystery or heavy emotions and you’ll likely be satisfied with this. First-person narrative isn’t usually my bag, but it worked, and made some of the cringier and uncomfortable terminology or biases showing through a little easier to accept, since it was filtered through a character’s mind. Perhaps this was intentional, perhaps it was happy accident - it was written in 2001, after all. My biggest beef with it was some of the dynamics between Sookie and Jason - siblings just don’t call each other “bro” and “sis” where I’m from. Maybe it’s different in the South!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Incest, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Racism

ittybittyninja12's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This one took me a second to finish,I think I was a tad bored because I've watched some of the show already. And honestly this is one of the times I like the show/movie better than the book. Not saying the book is bad but I feel like the show kept a lot from the book but added so much more on top of it. There's characters in the show that aren't in the book, and they just make it so much better. They feel much deeper in the show and put together. I did like hearing her thoughts and everything but now I can see how limiting it is, to see things just from her perspective. The romance is basically the same though. Also some of the terminology is a little too outdated. I know the show is as well but the book definitely is. So I was a tad uncomfortable at times. The show definitely updated from the books and I actually would recommend just watching the show. I'm not sure if I'll continue reading the books as it's a long series but maybe if I can't think of anything else to read I'll continue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Grief

erinandllama's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? No

2.0

I was hoping the book might be better than the TV show, but it was far worst in almost every category.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, and Religious bigotry

gwenythepooh's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A good time, reading it in 2022 it does feel a little dated and there are some ✨topics✨ involved but the story is fun and I like book Sookie better than the show Sookie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Slavery

amy_reading_23's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

I read the whole Sookie Stackhouse series a while ago and really enjoyed it. I'd maybe have to read it again to see what I think now but at the time it was my favourite book series. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault