Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Speaks the Nightbird by Robert R. McCammon

3 reviews

bandish's review

adventurous 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? No

3.5

This book is far more of a pop mystery than I anticipated. I think the pop part might be somewhat disguised, initially, by the historical setting but the ruse falls apart with the many overt historical inaccuracies. It was compelling but ultimately not satisfying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aliamagpie's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Fun fact: I put this book down for over a year at only 25% complete, as I couldn't get past the phrase

orchestra of cocks

. When I finally got around to finishing, however, I found it a very satisfying start to a colonial-era historial thriller series. I did find the central plot somewhat difficult to take seriously at first, as

the seriousness with which the characters take the witch trial and accusations of consorting with Satan are preposterous to a modern reader

. But the characterizations of each ...character... I found to be engaging and engrossing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Colonisation

This book does contain accurate racial attitudes for the time period, which are decidedly out of touch with today's values.

chloebear21's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Slavery, Murder, and Colonisation