Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Killing Floor by Lee Child

22 reviews

dasatain's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Read this after watching the new Reacher show.  It does what it says on the tin — fast paced thriller.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

euphemiajo's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

emburs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault

ithato's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

sp00324's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed this book - definitely a good introduction to the series but I felt like it was a bit slow in places. I don't often say this but the TV show (2022) did a really good job of adapting this book and changing it in a way which was in my opinion better. 

I really liked the characters of Roscoe and Finlay - I feel like without these characters the book would have been lacking. 

I also thought the plot was really clever though a little over the top sometimes (that's the fun of it ) - I don't think it was predictable and I look forward to reading more in this series 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Murder

celbl8o's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A great start to the Reacher series--it got me completely hooked on this series. After reading several of the novels, I think that Killing Floor has my favorite cast of supporting characters I've read so far. Overall, just a really enjoyable read, and one that I will probably come back to many times in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

percervall's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

After watching the Amazon adaptation, I read that fans of the book were quite happy with this adaptation as it was more faithful to the source material. This made me curious, so I ordered the book. 

The series is definitely true to the book, there are some minor changes but I think those changes helped to bring the book into 2022 seeing the original was published in 1997.

All in all, I enjoyed the book, but kinda enjoyed the series more 🤷🏼‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Stalking

rosehock93's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Sexual violence

meganpbennett's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm not sure what to think of the book, mainly because Jack Reacher is a dick. A very competent dick, but a dick nonetheless. It's a very interesting mystery, with a lot of intrigue and even more blood, guts, and gore. It's not for readers who prefer cozy mysteries, but for those who prefer suspenseful thrillers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, and Kidnapping