Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton

29 reviews

abernathy_33's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

bhorejsi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The ending comes very quickly and is very dark

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

rzh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

WOW

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

kellyofcali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

This book explores the difficulty of trying or wanting to try to do good in this world, and the darker sides of ordinary people (and not-so-ordinary). I really enjoyed most of it - the writing is very good and the characters well built, and it takes some sharp twists. I'm not sure how I felt about the ending,

it's very brutal though I think purposefully so to make a point.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Medical content

apersonfromflorida's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

emilyseebold's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Sexual content, and Vomit

katewhite77's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A Book About Venture Capitalism And Gorilla Gardening.

The two don't usually meet, here they do, but is it such a good idea?

Set in New Zealand, a mutilationaire is secretary for minerals under a national park and on adjacent private land owned by the wife of a second billionaire. When the novel opens, the mining has already caused a landslide. 

Then, one day, the secret miner notices someone planning seeds without permission. From there, an environmental thriller unfolds tĥat riffs off Mcbeth.

None of the characters in this are particularly likeable, which makes for a strangely beguiling read as you find yourself routing for them none the less. I think this is a sign of very good writing. 

I don't think this will trouble my top books of the year list, but I am glad I read and enjoyed reading it while it lasted 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Violence, Cultural appropriation, and Gaslighting

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cultural appropriation

Minor: Cancer, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

qqjj's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

mementomoriiv's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship